>> Not that I want to work too hard to paw fresh kitty litter over this >> lump of poop (i.e. I agree its a flaw), but all this really does is >> allow some jackass to screw up prior to initial testing. Personally I >> may put a null or a not null value into a field but I always make sure >> I put in something that belongs there via a variety of tools at hand; >> and never let the db decide -- on purpose, anyway -- whether I screwed >> up or not. > -- > --mattRobertson-- > Janitor, MSB Web Systems
and I look at it as "If it allows such a core thing to go wrong...what the hell else will it do" (I've seen the "gotcha" page..yikes) > > By the same token, you could argue that who needs declarative referential > integrity anyway - why not just code constraints into your application? > The > arguments against that would apply equally here. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ Yep Dave..I've chatted with local developers that use the MySQL/PHP (so called "free" approach) and they actually have to code constraints into the app!!! My my...that just makes maintenance so much cheaper in the long run (yes folks that is sarcasm) ;-) Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com/54 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:208118 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
