In a message dated 3/5/02 7:12:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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> Does that make more sense?
>
>

This makes perfect sense.  There is a tendency with so called "modern"
software development tools to do everything interactively.  I personally like
and insist on reproducable be-able-to-build-it-from-scratch applications.  To
me this means various batch/command files with what is effectively source
code for everything.

Something that seems to be getting a little lost now in the software
development world is the concept of a data dictionary.  Fundamentally, if a
data dictionary drives the definition of a database, then the building of a
database is a simple follow-on step AFTER the design work and after the
definition has been entered into this dictionary.  So much for an interactive
tool in this scenario.

Tom:
In your posting you sound as if you might be using various different SQL-type
databases.  There are some interesting differences from one implementation to
the next and I would love to know about any that you find.

Always SQL-curious,
Wayne Boyer

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