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  • RE: Elementary Key Attributes

    Ernie Schlangen (10/6/2011)


    I didn't look at the link you posted since you had already stated it was in something other than English. Even if I had, I know even...

  • RE: Elementary Key Attributes

    Ernie Schlangen (10/6/2011)


    I make no comment on using the encrypted Google web page you cite in French, because I don't speak French and am apparently not so security conscious...

  • RE: Elementary Key Attributes

    mtassin (10/5/2011)


    I think a big part of this is the flavor of Normalization Kool-aid we're using.

    For instance, this paper that's referenced isn't necessarily Normalization Form mainstream.

    I find it amusing to...

  • RE: Elementary Key Attributes

    mtassin (10/5/2011)


    Another note.. go to http://www.google.com and type in EKNF and BCNF. I know which one you'll get an immediate hit on.

    I was pretty sure that was nonsense, but...

  • RE: Elementary Key Attributes

    Chris Harshman (10/5/2011)


    L' Eomot Inversé (10/5/2011)


    I wish I knew some more familiar terminology. I suppose for "prime attribute" one can use "key attribute" (although the SQL influence on terminology...

  • RE: The Sports Desk

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/5/2011)


    BTW, noticed of the last 8 teams in the Rugby World Cup, 6 are English in origin (England, South Africa, Wales, Australia, NZ, Ireland). France...

  • RE: Elementary Key Attributes

    Rob Schripsema (10/5/2011)


    Who can explain why the fifth option, "A on its own is a candidate key of T" is NOT true? What am I missing here?

    Easy counter example: consider...

  • RE: Elementary Key Attributes

    John Mitchell-245523 (10/5/2011)


    L' Eomot Inversé (10/5/2011)


    I find it quite frightening that so few people know enough about normalisation to get this one right.

    I don't. This question is couched in...

  • RE: Elementary Key Attributes

    paul s-306273 (10/5/2011)


    Not quite sure of the relevance of this question.

    (Or is that just sour grapes - 2correct answers, 118 incorrect answers so far!)

    Well, it's the second question of a...

  • RE: Elementary Key Attributes

    L' Eomot Inversé (10/4/2011)


    Comments posted to this topic are about the item <A HREF="/questions/Normalisation/74786/">Elementary Key Attributes</A>

    I find it quite frightening that so few people know enough about normalisation to get...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Fal (10/4/2011)


    I had an interesting moment of reflection whilst helping my daughter with her homework the other day.

    She had a maths problem like “102 + 44 + 266 + 78...

  • RE: Rebuilding The Master Database

    Gianluca Sartori (10/4/2011)


    OzYbOi d(-_-)b (10/4/2011)


    Thanks & Good question.

    L' Eomot Inversé (10/4/2011)


    Good question.

    I guess I'm glad that I don't know this answer from experience, just from reading.

    My thoughts exactly Tom!

    I wish...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQL Kiwi (10/4/2011)


    I will, unusually, be supporting SA since the tradition here is to support whomever is playing Australia.

    That sounds like home, almost. The tradition in Scotland (at least...

  • RE: Rebuilding The Master Database

    Good question.

    I guess I'm glad that I don't know this answer from experience, just from reading.

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