Another option would be replication, whereby you create the
constraints on the replicated table.  Not sure the feasibility of this
since I no longer work with SQL Svr nor have I ever tried this.

Axton Grams

On 5/4/06, Axton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What about a db trigger that performs the validation and throws an
exception in the event of an improper update/insert/delete?  What
particular aspects of PK/FK relationships are you looking to achieve?
Cascading operations, integrity, constraints on allowable data, etc.

Axton Grams

On 5/4/06, Rusconi, Ignacio (I.) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> SQL 2000 don't accept cross reference within tables in different databses...
>
>        So I was looking for an alternative solution for this.
>
>        but it have to be within the DBMS
>
> Thanks
>
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> Ignacio,
>
> With that said.... I think your best approach is to solve this with an
> ARS methodology. Make the Application enforce the logic, not the
> RDBMS.
>
> Add filters that verify the FK value in the other table. If filters
> find a problem, then throw an ARS error. (Error might be, missing
> value, non-unique value, etc...)
>
> To allow the Application to have access to the foreign table then you
> likely need to look at either Direct SQL and/Or an ARS View form.
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> On 5/3/06, Axton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Foreign keys are a foreign concept when it comes to ARS.
> >
> > At the db level you can do whatever you please, though there may be
> > unintended consequences when doing so on ARS built tables:
> > - consider that certain ARAdmin operations drop and recreate the table
> > (alter decimal field precision, etc.)
> > - consider that if a user violates a constraint enforced by Oracle,
> > Remedy will return the appropriate ORA-xxxxx error to the user; traps
> > for these types of errors are non-existent.
> >
> > Axton Grams
> >
> > On 5/3/06, Rusconi, Ignacio (I.) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Does anybody knows how to implement a foreign key to another database in 
the
> > > same instance....?
> > >
> > > SQL 2000
> > > ARS 5.01
> > >
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