Laura - Would have thought this was laid to rest a long time ago. You're time with Codd and Date proves that the relational argument is really about standards, not the the relational data model.
There are databases that have relational interfaces, that are not SQL/Btree based architectures. Network model databases and hierarchical model databases are still heavily in use in the world today. One data model that is dominant in the financial sector is the "network model", and this has nothing to do with hardware networking. Also, the object oriented databases are making a comeback in the transactional world. The problem is not the underlying data model, but it's the query and update interface languages. A database can be relational without being SQL; however, Unidata/Universe already have SQL, and all that probably needs to happen here is an upgrade to level of an Oracle or a MSSQL server -- in this area SQL. The success of U2 will not live or die because of the relational model, because they are already relational databases, at least to some extent -- as you have already pointed out. What we really need in the U2 world is constant innovation, a new, modern development platform, or several, the ability to use and interface to the Windows world with all it's wonderful tool sets. We just need some visionary injection into our world... Brad _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
