[thelist] SQL basic questions

joel joel at spinhead.com
Mon Jan 21 23:41:51 CST 2002


|> I guess I'm just so used to m$ products, where you 
|> specifically have to not allow nulls in an auto-incrementing 
|> column, like in MS SQL or Access. And they won't let you 
|> insert null, of course. 

<warning type="deep philosophical interpretation">
MSSQL won't let you insert to an identity field, right? So, if you think
about it, that's essentially the same as inserting NULL every time you
do an insert to the other fields. This doesn't change the way you do
things, but it helps me understand the way other dbs work.
</warning>

|> 
|> btw, I just have to say that this list is so educational. I 
|> love it! never go away :)
|> 
|> Athena
|> 

As long as you promise to stay, too

joel





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