Re: Help with Relational Database Terminology

Subject: Re: Help with Relational Database Terminology
From: Jack DeLand <adamchar -at- CHAMBER -dot- ANN-ARBOR -dot- MI -dot- US>
Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 16:53:53 -0400

They are correct. The whole thing about a relational DB is that you use
tables and joins, instead of a hierarchical structure of records and fields,
to do searches. That means you can do an entirely different form of linking
than with records and fields. It's not a matter of these terms being more
"technical" than the user needs - they are accurate, and the low-end user
will have problems if you * don't * speak the lingo.
Cruise into Border's for a peek at books. If you find one that you can
understand, buy it.
Advice: Pick your battles with the programmers VERY carefully. Their whole
life is tied up in being accurate/correct/right. You can usually depend on
them for anything techie.
"America's Favorite WinHelp Guru (tm)"
Net: Jack_DeLand -at- msn -dot- com <- or -> Phone:1-800-917-5600

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