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-----Original Message----- From: Gelu Gogancea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 2:14 PM To: Mary Stickney; Elizabeth Bogner; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MySQL vs. Oracle (not speed) ...in this case...is very "sad". You use this query to generate report or it's for usually work ? _____________________________________________________ G.NET SOFTWARE COMPANY Permanent e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Stickney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gelu Gogancea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Elizabeth Bogner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 9:58 PM Subject: RE: MySQL vs. Oracle (not speed) > > > I don't have a choice.... as to what database I use.... I WISH I did > > and I didnt design the tables, I inherited them.... > BUT I can do SOME redesign, but only by creating new tables. > I have to leave all the old tables as is , for the old stuff. > > > see my hands are tied behind my back. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gelu Gogancea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 1:48 PM > To: Mary Stickney; Elizabeth Bogner; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MySQL vs. Oracle (not speed) > > > Hi Mary, > > My opinion: > MySQL forums are open to every one to said about him MySQL > problems,experience... etc.From performance point of view(slow query), 90 % > from the people which was posted on this forums , has problem with Database > and Table design.Comparing RDBMS it's not quite fairly because every of them > have advantage and disadvantage.But you must BE ABLE TO CHOICE DEPENDS ON > WHAT YOU NEED(or customer). > Like project manager when you begin to develop a database software must > know: > -ALL ABOUT RDBMS WHICH WISH TO USE(Apropos...MySQL have a too complex set of > SQL commands). > -How big database will be in the future? > -From time to time what Upgrade must to do on the Hardware? > -If is a multi level application, in every level you must know what > programming language you must used (style or technic of programming) > ...and WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT : > > HOW YOU IMPLEMENTED (...AND WHAT TEST YOU MUST MAKE TO....) THE ENTIRE > SOFTWARE TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEM ? > > Why i mentioned about this thinks(and are not too many) ?...because the > table "admincoverage" it seem is not pass by NORMALIZATION RULE STEP 1. > > You have this fields : > > AccidentElim smallint(6) , > AccidentElimUnitID varchar(5) , > SicknessElim smallint(6) , > SicknessElimUnitID varchar(5) , > AccidentBenefit double , > AccidentBenefitUnitID varchar(5) , > SicknessBenefit double , > SicknessBenefitUnitID varchar(5) , > > .... in this example i iterate only 2 entity of data from one table.But i > think you have more than that.Usually in this situation you must create one > table for one entity of data and make relations between entity(tables) using > FOREIGN KEYS.MySQL support (and work very well) and SCHEMA OF INDEXES. > > What convince me is the next sequence of query : > > "INNER JOIN AdminCoverage ON > AdminHierarchy.CoverageID=AdminCoverage.CoverageID AND > AdminHierarchy.CoverageIDSbc=AdminCoverage.CoverageIDSbc" & _ > > I suppose you don't need by a double confirmation. > > I'm sorry if something from what i said...was not what you expected.My > intention is to help...and finally it's only my opinion. > > Best Regards and Good luck (you need), > > Gelu > > ____________________________________________________ > G.NET SOFTWARE COMPANY > > Permanent e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
