Re: primary key and existing unique fields

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Mike Mascari <mascarm(at)mascari(dot)com>
Cc: Sally Sally <dedeb17(at)hotmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: primary key and existing unique fields
Date: 2004-10-26 20:54:43
Message-ID: 417EB993.9080209@commandprompt.com
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>> Here is a good article on the topic:
>>
>> http://www.devx.com/ibm/Article/20702
>
> The surrogate key isn't solving the underlying logical inconsistency
> problem. It is being used as a work-around to cover one up. I suspect
> the author of being a MySQL user.

Actually he is a software project consultant for IEEE.org and he holds
a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> Mike Mascari
>
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