Death to recursion! Re: Child vs parent records

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 12/11/05 5:19 PM, "Ed Kleban" <Ed at Kleban.com> wrote:

> 
> Unlike CreateForeignKeyLink, the CreateBinaryLink command can create 1:1,
> 1:M, M:1, and M:M relations ships -- as you have frequently pointed out to
> me.  In this more generalized definition the concepts of "Parent" and
> "Child" are less clear, may be irrelevant, and I would argue only offer an
> opportunity for more confusion.

IF BinaryLink is type 1 : M THEN we can use Parent-Child terminology.

No difference to FK.


But for M : M this not works! Right.


Also note, that 1:1 (binary) link and M : M link on default do not know
which table is owner.

    * Usually in 99% any of them is NOT owner.

    * we have symmetry
    
    * But if your task require you still can specify OWNER
    

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Best regards,

Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc

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