Ion Freeman (6/1/2010)
itsmeman (1/5/2010)
what advice would you all have to not using cursors if youhave sensitive data that needs to be checked to maintain its integrity?
I believe that SQL 2000 had a technology called 'Foreign Keys' to enforce something it called 'referential integrity.' Check constraints, triggers and even data types were available back then.
Back then? :w00t:
Let me break some news for you. FK "technology" can be traced back in time much closer to the big bang than SS2000. You are correct, there is something -we crazy people- call "referential integrity" 😀
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