Hi Kevin, Kevin Toppenberg wrote:
> Well, I missed database 101, so this is > way over my head. I started to ask what > "relational" ment in the term relational database. > But then I decided to read about it on wikipedia > and found this description of the relational model: > > ---------------- > The fundamental assumption of the relational model <snip> > And being no further enlightened, I have decided > to stick to medicine :-) Being instructed on how the clock works didn't get you closer to knowing what time it is? ;-) Seriously though... The relational model was and is important for one fundamental reason: it guarantees that any and all data you put in can be retrieved via a query (as opposed to "walking the tree"). Independent of any of their other advantages, no other storage model can accurately make that claim. HTH, Bill ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
