Re: NULL Foreign Key Value

From: <Jared.Still_at_radisys.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 11:44:28 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00357896.20010727105738@fatcity.com>

Because the relation is optional.

Jared

                                                                                       
                             
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Can somebody explain why Oracle would allow a foreign key to be null and still enforce the referential integrity constraint.

Thanks,

George Hofilena
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