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I agree with Joe.

The key idea (no pun intended) is "invariant."  
For a given key value, you should always access 
the same row.  If a delete and RGZPFM occurs, 
the deleted RRNs are compressed out and 
everything else is renumbered.  That will blow 
the invariant nature of the so-called key.

William

---- Begin Original Message ----
message: 10
date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:02:59 -0600
 from: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: DB2

> From: Booth Martin
>
> I am curious why you say this Joe? ? ?Every 
physical file record
> can be accessed by relative record number

See my reply to Chris. ?I'm pretty sure that RRN 
doesn't count because RRN
isn't a data element in the row. ?You guys wuold 
have to ask Dr. Codd
whether the RRN can be used as a "primary key" 
in his definition.

My guess is it cannot. ?Your guess is as good as 
mine, of course.

Joe




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