Subject | Re: [ib-support] lost with JOIN |
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Author | Nando Dessena |
Post date | 2002-07-04T17:25:02Z |
Martijn,
BTW, natural joins are part of the SQL standard; I seem to remember that
they work as Matteo described (even though the NATURAL keyword, which
Firebird does not support, should be specified). Think of them as
"default join specifications".
Ciao
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> > I only believed existed something like a NATURAL JOIN that performsLet's say they serve both purposes. :-)
> > the JOIN using the only existing FK.
>
> FKs aren't in the database because of JOINs, they are in the database
> to enforce integrity.
BTW, natural joins are part of the SQL standard; I seem to remember that
they work as Matteo described (even though the NATURAL keyword, which
Firebird does not support, should be specified). Think of them as
"default join specifications".
Ciao
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