On 03/03/2013 10:50 AM, Wolfgang Keller wrote:
Why do the Libreoffice powers that be define dbase/xbase as a flat
file database, not a relational database.
The main issue for me would be whether the database "management
system" (some call it "engine" or whatever) actually enforces
relational integrity (foreign key constraints) between tables.
In case of directly writing to DBF files from LO Base, I would guess
there's no enforcement.
Sincerely,
Wolfgang
Foxpro and dBase do not support referential integrity. They do not have
data dictionaries (possible VFP does, I don't know).
I don't allow my users to write directly to any dbf. They must go
through an application that I wrote (gigo, etc.).
John
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