Well, hasn't changing to a RDBMS been the holy grail of the VA for years? I agree that if you had a tool that could act like M, but also be a RDBMS, it would be great.
Of course, speed would need to be evaluated. Kevin --- TMaynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My question on this thread revolves around getting > some insight into > what motivates an academic to join M&C (regardless > of the single minded > efficacy of his extensive projects) I like to use > woodworking as an > analogy ...is he giving us the 5-in-1 Shopsmith that > doesnt do any > throughput with efficiency and always interferes > with flow of use ...or > is he setting up the complete woodshop with > interrelated tools. > I am especially wondering about the issue of > databases, as Okane states > in the 2nd link in Kevins starting post: > "Through a built-in RDBMS interface, this version > of Mumps permits > programs to create and load on demand multiple > global array views from > an underlying relational data base server. Thus, > while a Mumps > application requiring a patient oriented view of the > Lab data base could > load a view ordered hierarchically by (PatientId, > Lab, Test, Date, Time, > Result), another Mumps application oriented towards > cohort searches > could load a global ordered hierarchically by (Lab, > Test, Date, Time, > Result, PatientId) with both applications relying on > the same underlying > RDBMS." > Here is an academic who seems to want both > machines in the shop and > seems to believe these database concepts are > complimentary. The same > person has a todo list intending to add Fileman to > the standard > untilites into his M/C Compiler distribution. So > does Fileman render the > use of RDBS moot? > Whatever the academic benefit of these fusions, > is there any benefit > to maintaining a dataset in both heirarchical and > relational forms? > Is this a metaphor of fleet management or > building a hotrod? > Within Vista architecture is there difficulty in > moving between views or > "cohorts" which Okane refers to? > Should the delivery of care folks be using > heirarchical database and the > "enterprise" of administrators be using RDBS? > Will Vista Office need the parallel RDBS data anyway > for reasons of > interfacing and management? > Looking forward to all thoughts > Rusty > > Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > > Rusty sent me some interesting links off list > about a > > M compiler that converts M code in c++, to then be > > compiled into separate executables. > > > > Here are the links > > > > http://www.cs.uni.edu/~okane/ > > > http://math-cs.cns.uni.edu/~okane/cgi-bin/newpres/papers/migration/982.html > > > > Have these been seen before, and has anyone any > > interest in them? > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Sell on Yahoo! Auctions no fees. Bid on great > items. > > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More > With Dual!' webinar happening > > July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to > explore the latest in dual > > core and dual graphics technology at this free one > hour event hosted by HP, > > AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit > http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With > Dual!' webinar happening > July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to > explore the latest in dual > core and dual graphics technology at this free one > hour event hosted by HP, > AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit > http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! Auctions no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
