Dave Watts wrote: >>BTW, materialized views can be implemented in any >>database that can use triggers. I don't really >>understand why many database vendors insist on >>naming them views when they are just extra tables. > > Because putting "Now, more tables!" into the sales material just doesn't > have the same effect as "Now, with materialized views!"
Maybe I should have said "I don't understand why people ever started to use the marketing term for this feature instead of a sound technical term like 'Calculated Ready Access Partial'-table.". > Jochem, you're a smart guy, but you'll never make it in marketing. Thanx for the compliment ;-) Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
