On 21 Oct 2004, ed.prochak_at_magicinterface.com wrote:
> wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au (Noons) wrote in message
>> > Why because that is not relationship between the Surrogate
>> > key value and the data it is supposed to connect. It is
>> > often just a value
>>
>> This is where your examples and arguments are completely
>> wrong. If you do not establish a referential integrity
>> constraint between ANY two PK and FK keys (natural or not is
>> COMPLETELY immaterial), then you WILL have the potential for
>> wrong data.
So, what if the multiple sources of your data have different
natural keys?
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Galen Boyer
Received on Thu Oct 21 2004 - 13:14:52 CDT
