Re: Rownum

Picard <picard@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

[snip]

>May I ask why do you regard ROWNUM a kludge?

     A database is a collection of propositions.  The order is
irrelevant.  Having
          2+2=4
          7-4=3
in that order or this one
          7-4=3
          2+2=4
makes no difference to the truth value.  2+2=4 is true regardless of
where it is stored.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.