Re: Declarative constraints in practical terms

From: David Cressey <dcressey_at_verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:44:01 GMT
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"Marshall Spight" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote

> One can consider CREATE TABLE to be an insert into a
> system table, although I know some people really don't like
> that idea. (Were you one of them? I vaguely remember.)

I consider the insert into the system table to be a side effect, documenting the principal action, which is the creation of the table itself. Received on Sun Feb 26 2006 - 22:44:01 CET

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