In a message dated 12/23/2010 11:14:45 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
> Actually, I'd disagree with you. Applications are all about the > METAdata, which a relational database throws away. ALL relational APPS > contain an awful lot of logic to manage stuff that SHOULD be managed in > the database - except an RDBMS has no way of managing that information > so it can't be managed in an RDBMS. > > I talked about adjectives out there in the real world. Adjectives > describe nouns. What's the database equivalent of a noun? That's right, > in an RDBMS there is NO SUCH EQUIVALENT. Can you give those of use who are more dense, a concrete, specific example of what you're talking about? I've seen several messages like this, and still don't comprehend it. Do not first-normal form databases have column headings? Aren't those headings the names of the attributes (nouns if you will)? Or the table names the names of the nouns. I'm still not seeing why you can't simply create an MV file for each Table, a record for each row, and an attibute for each column. Where's the problem? _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
