Bill, Thanks. And a "query" is really a search, right? And search, in my opinion, is not a strong feature of Fileman. If something is not indexed, there is no "brute force" search method other than writing a program to do it.
Kevin On 3/29/06, Bill Walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------- 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&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
