RE: SQL Syntax

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Joe Pluta
>
> And I still disagree.  While the data may be the user's, the database is
> MINE and always will be.

And lest this get mis-interpreted, this is not a territorial issue, it's a
job definition issue.  It's not the user's job to ensure data integrity.
It's not the user's job to ensure fail-over capability.  It's not the user's
job to ensure transaction completion.  It's not the user's job to ensure
data availability.

No, those are MY jobs as the programmer.  And to that end, it's in both of
our best interests that there remains a clear delineation between the
concept of "data" (or more correctly "information") and concept of the
database.  Information is what the user should be able to get, wherever and
whenever they need it.  The database, on the other hand, is the place where
this information is stored.

I hate analogies, because they're almost by definition inaccurate, but let
me give one that at least makes snese to me.  Your valuables are yours, and
you should be able to access them whenever you need to.  But if you store
them in a safety deposit box in my bank, you have to go through my
procedures to get at them.  If not, I cannot ensure their safety.

And that is my final opinion on that subject.

Joe