Re: In an RDBMS, what does "Data" mean?

From: Anthony W. Youngman <wol_at_thewolery.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 23:12:27 +0100
Message-ID: <a0xxmZHLhOxAFwz0_at_thewolery.demon.co.uk>


In message <40bfbfdc$0$15375$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl>, mAsterdam <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org> writes
>>> SQL reports are ugly - I'ld would not want to
>>> show one to a customer.
>>> Use a tool that was designed to present data.
>> THAT WAS MY POINT!
>> The tool is external to the database ...
>> Thanks for proving it :-)
>
>Thank you for your trust
>but modesty dictates me to
>say I did not prove anything.
>I was just giving pragmatic
>guidance based on opinion.

But it doesn't stop your modest opinion being a perfect example of what I was trying to say :-)

Cheers,
Wol

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HEX wondered how much he should tell the Wizards. He felt it would not be a
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