On Oct 19, 2004, at 8:47 AM, Keith Gaughan wrote: > >> If everyone wants to get all technical with relational database >> theory, >> a table name should be singular because it is an ENTITY. > > The way I was taught it, a table represents a *set* of entities. > >
Actually, a table is an entity that contains a set of entities. Dick "Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address." - Lane Olinghouse - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=34 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:181874 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
