I wrote:

> > There's nothing wrong with referencing the rdb$db_key. It's intended for
> > application use. Just
> > don't try to modify it, and if using it from a program be aware that its
> > length varies. It's fixed for
> > tables but doubles with each stream in a view.
>

Shouldn't daydream while typing. The size of the db_key increase with each
stream in a view ... and since I'm being careful, let me say that if its
eight bytes
for a plain table, it will be sixteen for a view of a two-way join,
twenty-four for
a three way join, etc.f

Ann


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