Re: Blobs - Now is Field Reference File

["R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr." <rbruceh@xxxxxxx>]

John P Carr wrote:
> 
> Cmon Bruce,  You know I was talking about the DEFINITION aspect,
> Not the CONTROL aspect of data declaration.

Yes. But if there is no control, then why care about ease of definition?

> I'm as much as a fan of OO as you are.  And I have been a supporter
> of pushing the "Business Rules" into the data base for 10 years (like Codd
> said)
> 
> I even have been teaching for SQL for POWERTECH lately trumpeting those
> particular points(Great classes BTW,  www.400school.com plug plug)
> 
> However the DEFINITION aspect of DDS with the Refer process,  with
> it's ability to do type casting while still referring,  is still better IMO
> as
> stated above.
> 

Then you agree with me? <VBG>


> BTW,   why didn't they automatically map the VALUES,and RANGE
> DDS function into the new stuff????????

Yeah. I don't understand that either, but maybe we can beat a developer
in SA.


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