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Help with Many-to-Many-to-Many Problem

I am having a problem creating a many-to-many-to-many type relationship. It
works fine, but when I create a view to query it and test it, it does not
generate the results I expected.

Below if the DDL for the tables and the SQL for the view.

Any help would be most appreciated.


Many thanks in advance.

Regards

Keith



DIAGRAM 5: SYS_Relationship_Individuals_Courses
(http://www.step-online.org.uk/diagram5.png)

This is the relationship I am having a problem with. Each individual can
attend many courses. I have tried to model this by creating this diagram.
It has the following tables in it. SYS_Individual (to show individuals).
To show courses (which already have a many-to-many relationship
(http://www.step-online.org.uk/diagram2.png), I added all the same tables as
in diagram 2 - SYS_Courses, SYS_Courses_Venues, SYS_Courses_TimeTable,
SYS_Courses_Tutors (joined using SYS_Xref_Join_Courses). Now as each
individual could attend many courses, I assumed that the correct way to
model this would be by creating another many-to-many between the
SYS_Individual table and the SYS_Xref_Join_Courses by using a new join table
(SYS_Xref_Join_Ind_Courses).

I tried to check this works using a view (SYS_Individual_Courses_List) -
VIEW 5 below.

The problem is that no matter how many entries I put in the
SYS_Xref_Join_Ind_Courses, the test view (VIEW 5 below), only ever shows one
record. While playing around with the view, I got it to show all the
entries, but they were duplicated 4 times each! I can't remember how I did
this now either.

Now for the DDL for the tables:

CREATE TABLE [do].[SYS_Individual] (

[IND_ID] [numeric](18, 0) IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,

[IND_Date_Entered] [datetime] NOT NULL ,

[IND_Date_on_Project] [datetime] NULL ,

[IND_First_Name] [varchar] (30) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_Surname] [varchar] (30) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_Address] [text] COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_Post_Code] [varchar] (10) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_Telephone_Home] [varchar] (15) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_Telephone_Mobile] [varchar] (15) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_Telephone_Other] [varchar] (15) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_Email_Address] [varchar] (150) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_Date_Started] [datetime] NULL ,

[IND_Trading_Name] [varchar] (150) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_Description_Proposed] [text] COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_Profile] [text] COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_DD_Economic_Activity_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Referal_Source_Code] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Training_Status_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Age_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Potential_Business_Type_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Exit_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Disadvantage_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Bank_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Start_Up_Confirmation_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Growth_Potential_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Ethnicity_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Marital_Status_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Gender_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_DD_Status_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_Related_To_Another] [varchar] (3) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,

[IND_DD_Business_Status_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NULL ,

[IND_Last_Updated] [datetime] NULL

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SYS_Courses] (

[COURSE_ID] [numeric](18, 0) IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_Date_Entered] [datetime] NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_Title] [varchar] (255) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_Description] [text] COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_Last_Modified] [datetime] NULL

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SYS_Courses_Venues] (

[COURSE_VEN_ID] [numeric](18, 0) IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_VEN_Date_Entered] [datetime] NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_VEN_Address] [text] COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_VEN_Last_Updated] [datetime] NULL

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SYS_Courses_TimeTable] (

[COURSE_TT_ID] [numeric](18, 0) IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_TT_Date_Entered] [datetime] NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_TT_Date] [datetime] NOT NULL

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SYS_Courses_Tutors] (

[COURSE_TUT_ID] [numeric](18, 0) IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_TUT_Date_Entered] [datetime] NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_TUT_First_Name] [varchar] (30) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_TUT_Surname] [varchar] (30) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_TUT_Last_Updated] [datetime] NULL

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SYS_Xref_Join_Courses] (

[XREF_Courses_ID] [numeric](18, 0) IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,

[XREF_Courses_Date_Entered] [datetime] NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_VEN_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_TT_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NOT NULL ,

[COURSE_TUT_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NOT NULL ,

[XREF_Courses_Last_Updated] [datetime] NULL

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SYS_Xref_Join_Ind_Courses] (

[XREF_Ind_Course_ID] [numeric](18, 0) IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,

[XREF_Ind_Course_Date_Entered] [datetime] NOT NULL ,

[IND_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NOT NULL ,

[XREF_Courses_ID] [numeric](18, 0) NOT NULL ,

[XREF_Ind_Course_Last_Updated] [datetime] NULL

Now for the View:

VIEW 5:

CREATE VIEW dbo.SYS_Individual_Course_List

AS

SELECT dbo.SYS_Individual.IND_First_Name,
dbo.SYS_Individual.IND_Surname, dbo.SYS_Courses.COURSE_Title,

dbo.SYS_Courses_Venues.COURSE_VEN_Address,
dbo.SYS_Xref_Join_Ind_Courses.XREF_Ind_Course_ID

FROM dbo.SYS_Courses_Venues INNER JOIN

dbo.SYS_Courses INNER JOIN

dbo.SYS_Xref_Join_Ind_Courses INNER JOIN

dbo.SYS_Individual ON
dbo.SYS_Xref_Join_Ind_Courses.IND_ID = dbo.SYS_Individual.IND_ID INNER JOIN

dbo.SYS_Xref_Join_Courses ON
dbo.SYS_Xref_Join_Ind_Courses.XREF_Ind_Course_ID =
dbo.SYS_Xref_Join_Courses.XREF_Courses_ID ON

dbo.SYS_Courses.COURSE_ID =
dbo.SYS_Xref_Join_Courses.COURSE_ID INNER JOIN

dbo.SYS_Courses_TimeTable ON
dbo.SYS_Xref_Join_Courses.COURSE_TT_ID =
dbo.SYS_Courses_TimeTable.COURSE_TT_ID INNER JOIN

dbo.SYS_Courses_Tutors ON
dbo.SYS_Xref_Join_Courses.COURSE_TUT_ID =
dbo.SYS_Courses_Tutors.COURSE_TUT_ID ON

dbo.SYS_Courses_Venues.COURSE_VEN_ID =
dbo.SYS_Xref_Join_Courses.COURSE_VEN_ID
Jul 20 '05 #1
28 3320
>> I am having a problem creating a many-to-many-to-many type
relationship. It
works fine, .. <<

No, you seem to have 5NF problems. You cannot create a true three-way
relationship as a series of binary relationships; look up join-project
normal forms.

But you have a lot of other problems.

1) Why did you make everything NUMERIC(18,0)? Think about what an
amazing thing that would be if reality was like that.

2) Why did you use IDENTITY instead of looking for real keys??

3) Why didn't you follow ISO-11179 naming rules? Terrible prefixes,
lack of any industry standards for columns, etc.

4) Why put physical history into the tables? There are tools for
that.

5) Isn't a venue an attribute of a course?

6) What is the logical meaning of those XREF tables in terms of a
logical data model?

7) What is a "_type_id"?? An attribute is either a type or it is an
identifier, but never both. Again, you don't understand the
differences between data and metadata, so you mix them in wreird ways.

Your DDL ought to look more like this:

CREATE TABLE IndividualCourses
(ssn CHAR(9) NOT NULL
REFERENCES Individuals (ssn)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE CASCADE,
course_id CHAR(5) NOT NULL)
REFERENCES Courses(course_id)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE CASCADE,
PRIMARY KEY (ssn, course_id));

You need constraints, defaults, real keys, logical names, etc. Start
over and get a book on data modeling.
Jul 20 '05 #2

"--CELKO--" <jo*******@northface.edu> wrote in message
news:a2**************************@posting.google.c om...
I am having a problem creating a many-to-many-to-many type

relationship. It
works fine, .. <<

No, you seem to have 5NF problems. You cannot create a true three-way
relationship as a series of binary relationships; look up join-project
normal forms.

But you have a lot of other problems.

1) Why did you make everything NUMERIC(18,0)? Think about what an
amazing thing that would be if reality was like that.

2) Why did you use IDENTITY instead of looking for real keys??

3) Why didn't you follow ISO-11179 naming rules? Terrible prefixes,
lack of any industry standards for columns, etc.

4) Why put physical history into the tables? There are tools for
that.

5) Isn't a venue an attribute of a course?

6) What is the logical meaning of those XREF tables in terms of a
logical data model?

7) What is a "_type_id"?? An attribute is either a type or it is an
identifier, but never both. Again, you don't understand the
differences between data and metadata, so you mix them in wreird ways.

Your DDL ought to look more like this:

CREATE TABLE IndividualCourses
(ssn CHAR(9) NOT NULL
REFERENCES Individuals (ssn)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE CASCADE,
course_id CHAR(5) NOT NULL)
REFERENCES Courses(course_id)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE CASCADE,
PRIMARY KEY (ssn, course_id));

You need constraints, defaults, real keys, logical names, etc. Start
over and get a book on data modeling.


Just from curiosity - and I don't claim to have any answer to this question
myself - what primary key would you use for European students? The SSN
doesn't exist, and students routinely study in a country which is not where
they were born.

Simon
Jul 20 '05 #3
Keith et al:
I am having a problem creating a many-to-many-to-many type relationship. It
In a single word: `No shit'. This is by design.
I am having a problem creating a many-to-many-to-many type relationship. It works fine, but when I create a view to query it and test it, it does not generate the results I expected.

You should not have expected it to work in the First Place.
If you need to create a many-to-many relationship between relations A and
B, then we create a third relation C.
Intersect relations A and B with C (that is C accepts foreign keys from
relations A and B).
Since relation C should only contain the foreign key attributes from
relations A and B you should be able to figure out how to work with it.

Do not include DDL/source-code in usenet posts. People will try to
correct your code instead of your broken logic. For best results do not
even mention your `specific implementation'.

Have fun with your new `toy',
Timothy J. Bruce
un*****@hotmail.com
</RANT>
Jul 20 '05 #4

"Keith" <@.> wrote in message
news:uz*********************@stones.force9.net...
I am having a problem creating a many-to-many-to-many type relationship. It works fine, but when I create a view to query it and test it, it does not
generate the results I expected.

Below if the DDL for the tables and the SQL for the view.

Any help would be most appreciated.


Many thanks in advance.

Regards

Keith


<snip>

See the reply to your previous post - as Jacco suggested, it seems that you
are using inner joins where you should be using outer joins. I suggest you
check out the examples of outer joins in Books Online, so you can see how
they work using a simple example. Your solution will probably involve left
joins from SYS_Individual to the other tables.

Simon
Jul 20 '05 #5
>> Just from curiosity - and I don't claim to have any answer to this
question myself - what primary key would you use for European students?
The SSN doesn't exist, and students routinely study in a country which
is not where they were born. <<

Years ago, the policy in many US universities was to make all students
get a Social Security Number (ssn); you needed one to work anyway.

Later, schools kept a block of bogus SSNs. The Social Security Number
(SSN) is composed of 3 parts, XXX-XX-XXXX, called the Area, Group, and
Serial. For the most part, (there are exceptions), the Area is
determined by where the individual APPLIED for the SSN (before 1972) or
RESIDED at time of application (after 1972). The "bogus" areas are
assigned as follows:

000 unused
627-699 unassigned, for future use
700-728 Railroad workers through 1963, then discontinued. Anyone in
the Railroad retirement program is now dead, over 120 years of age or
converted to an SSN.
729-899 unassigned, for future use.
900-999 not valid SSNs, but were used for program purposes when state
aid to the aged, blind and disabled was converted to a federal program
administered by SSA. Again, this goes back to the 1930's and as far as I
know anyone in those programs is now dead or converted to an SSN.

The 627-699 areas let you treat each foreign student group separately
with its own area number.

--CELKO--
===========================
Please post DDL, so that people do not have to guess what the keys,
constraints, Declarative Referential Integrity, datatypes, etc. in your
schema are.

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Jul 20 '05 #6
>Years ago, the policy in many US universities was to make all students
get a Social Security Number (ssn); you needed one to work anyway.

Later, schools kept a block of bogus SSNs. The Social Security Number
(SSN) is composed of 3 parts, XXX-XX-XXXX, called the Area, Group, and
Serial. For the most part, (there are exceptions), the Area is
determined by where the individual APPLIED for the SSN (before 1972) or
RESIDED at time of application (after 1972). The "bogus" areas are
assigned as follows:

000 unused
627-699 unassigned, for future use
700-728 Railroad workers through 1963, then discontinued. Anyone in
the Railroad retirement program is now dead, over 120 years of age or
converted to an SSN.
729-899 unassigned, for future use.
900-999 not valid SSNs, but were used for program purposes when state
aid to the aged, blind and disabled was converted to a federal program
administered by SSA. Again, this goes back to the 1930's and as far as I
know anyone in those programs is now dead or converted to an SSN.

The 627-699 areas let you treat each foreign student group separately
with its own area number.

--CELKO--


Very enlightning. Thanks.
Got any more info or links where I can find out more info on this.

Randy
http://members.aol.com/rsmeiner
Jul 20 '05 #7
>> Got any more info or links where I can find out more info on this. <<

Try doing a Google and go to the SSA site.

--CELKO--
===========================
Please post DDL, so that people do not have to guess what the keys,
constraints, Declarative Referential Integrity, datatypes, etc. in your
schema are.

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Jul 20 '05 #8
>>> Got any more info or links where I can find out more info on this. <<

Try doing a Google and go to the SSA site.

--CELKO--


You mean you actually expect me to do my own research ?
Well, ok.

Randy
http://members.aol.com/rsmeiner
Jul 20 '05 #9

"RSMEINER" <rs******@aol.comcrap> wrote in message
news:20***************************@mb-m17.aol.com...
Years ago, the policy in many US universities was to make all students
get a Social Security Number (ssn); you needed one to work anyway.

Years ago. This is no longer true, as places like NYS outlawed that use.

RPI had to convert to a new internal ID.

So, SSN may not always be a great choice.

However, as Joe's sure to ask or point out, the RPI assigned ID exists
independent of any single database.

i.e. they're not using some random IDENTITY field and going from there.

Jul 20 '05 #10
Timothy J. Bruce wrote:

[]

Do not include DDL/source-code in usenet posts. People will try to
correct your code instead of your broken logic. For best results do not
even mention your `specific implementation'.

Have fun with your new `toy',
Timothy J. Bruce
un*****@hotmail.com
</RANT>

That's rather poor advice. What posters should do is present as simple a
sample of the problem as possible, including standard SQL. Mentioning the
specific tools and environment used would be helpful.

The related suggestion is that posters should post DBMS specific questions in
the specific area and general questions in the general area. IOW, they should
post on topic questions.

How many ORACLE or SQL SERVER specific questions have we seen here in the
generic comp.databases group? Too many. So the original poster on this thread
was misguided in his posting to both specific SQL SERVER groups and to the
comp.databases group. Such a posting is nearly always off topic in one or the
other group.

Since his question was about relations and not SQL SERVER syntax, the
generic databases group is more appropriate.

If replies are just picking apart syntax, then I would suggest they are off
topic in the comp.databases group (unless maybe they are pointing out
something is not Standard SQL).

Bottom line is:
1. post to the appropriate group (goes for both original and reply posting)
2. post as complete and succuint information as possible (including your
platform DB and OS) for the comp.databases group.
--
Ed Prochak
running http://www.faqs.org/faqs/running-faq/
netiquette http://www.psg.com/emily.html
--
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I
I took the one less travelled by
and that has made all the difference."
robert frost
Jul 20 '05 #11
Simon Hayes wrote:

[]

Just from curiosity - and I don't claim to have any answer to this question
myself - what primary key would you use for European students? The SSN
doesn't exist, and students routinely study in a country which is not where
they were born.

Simon

Don't use SSN, assign a unique student ID.

--
Ed Prochak
running http://www.faqs.org/faqs/running-faq/
netiquette http://www.psg.com/emily.html
--
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I
I took the one less travelled by
and that has made all the difference."
robert frost
Jul 20 '05 #12

"--CELKO--" <jo*******@northface.edu> wrote in message
news:a2**************************@posting.google.c om...
I am having a problem creating a many-to-many-to-many type
relationship. It
works fine, .. <<

You cannot create a true three-way relationship as a series of binary relationships; look up join-project
normal forms.

Yes, you can- sometimes (often?). See
http://www.cis.drexel.edu/faculty/song/Papers/Jdb99.pdf


Jul 20 '05 #13
>> I am having a problem creating a many-to-many-to-many type
relationship. It
works fine, .. <<

No, you seem to have 5NF problems. You cannot create a true three-way
relationship as a series of binary relationships; look up join-project
normal forms.

But you have a lot of other problems.

1) Why did you make everything NUMERIC(18,0)? Think about what an
amazing thing that would be if reality was like that.

2) Why did you use IDENTITY instead of looking for real keys??

3) Why didn't you follow ISO-11179 naming rules? Terrible prefixes,
lack of any industry standards for columns, etc.

4) Why put physical history into the tables? There are tools for
that.

5) Isn't a venue an attribute of a course?

6) What is the logical meaning of those XREF tables in terms of a
logical data model?

7) What is a "_type_id"?? An attribute is either a type or it is an
identifier, but never both. Again, you don't understand the
differences between data and metadata, so you mix them in wreird ways.

Your DDL ought to look more like this:

CREATE TABLE IndividualCourses
(ssn CHAR(9) NOT NULL
REFERENCES Individuals (ssn)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE CASCADE,
course_id CHAR(5) NOT NULL)
REFERENCES Courses(course_id)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE CASCADE,
PRIMARY KEY (ssn, course_id));

You need constraints, defaults, real keys, logical names, etc. Start
over and get a book on data modeling.
Jul 20 '05 #14

"--CELKO--" <jo*******@northface.edu> wrote in message
news:a2**************************@posting.google.c om...
I am having a problem creating a many-to-many-to-many type

relationship. It
works fine, .. <<

No, you seem to have 5NF problems. You cannot create a true three-way
relationship as a series of binary relationships; look up join-project
normal forms.

But you have a lot of other problems.

1) Why did you make everything NUMERIC(18,0)? Think about what an
amazing thing that would be if reality was like that.

2) Why did you use IDENTITY instead of looking for real keys??

3) Why didn't you follow ISO-11179 naming rules? Terrible prefixes,
lack of any industry standards for columns, etc.

4) Why put physical history into the tables? There are tools for
that.

5) Isn't a venue an attribute of a course?

6) What is the logical meaning of those XREF tables in terms of a
logical data model?

7) What is a "_type_id"?? An attribute is either a type or it is an
identifier, but never both. Again, you don't understand the
differences between data and metadata, so you mix them in wreird ways.

Your DDL ought to look more like this:

CREATE TABLE IndividualCourses
(ssn CHAR(9) NOT NULL
REFERENCES Individuals (ssn)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE CASCADE,
course_id CHAR(5) NOT NULL)
REFERENCES Courses(course_id)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE CASCADE,
PRIMARY KEY (ssn, course_id));

You need constraints, defaults, real keys, logical names, etc. Start
over and get a book on data modeling.


Just from curiosity - and I don't claim to have any answer to this question
myself - what primary key would you use for European students? The SSN
doesn't exist, and students routinely study in a country which is not where
they were born.

Simon
Jul 20 '05 #15
>> Just from curiosity - and I don't claim to have any answer to this
question myself - what primary key would you use for European students?
The SSN doesn't exist, and students routinely study in a country which
is not where they were born. <<

Years ago, the policy in many US universities was to make all students
get a Social Security Number (ssn); you needed one to work anyway.

Later, schools kept a block of bogus SSNs. The Social Security Number
(SSN) is composed of 3 parts, XXX-XX-XXXX, called the Area, Group, and
Serial. For the most part, (there are exceptions), the Area is
determined by where the individual APPLIED for the SSN (before 1972) or
RESIDED at time of application (after 1972). The "bogus" areas are
assigned as follows:

000 unused
627-699 unassigned, for future use
700-728 Railroad workers through 1963, then discontinued. Anyone in
the Railroad retirement program is now dead, over 120 years of age or
converted to an SSN.
729-899 unassigned, for future use.
900-999 not valid SSNs, but were used for program purposes when state
aid to the aged, blind and disabled was converted to a federal program
administered by SSA. Again, this goes back to the 1930's and as far as I
know anyone in those programs is now dead or converted to an SSN.

The 627-699 areas let you treat each foreign student group separately
with its own area number.

--CELKO--
===========================
Please post DDL, so that people do not have to guess what the keys,
constraints, Declarative Referential Integrity, datatypes, etc. in your
schema are.

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Jul 20 '05 #16
>Years ago, the policy in many US universities was to make all students
get a Social Security Number (ssn); you needed one to work anyway.

Later, schools kept a block of bogus SSNs. The Social Security Number
(SSN) is composed of 3 parts, XXX-XX-XXXX, called the Area, Group, and
Serial. For the most part, (there are exceptions), the Area is
determined by where the individual APPLIED for the SSN (before 1972) or
RESIDED at time of application (after 1972). The "bogus" areas are
assigned as follows:

000 unused
627-699 unassigned, for future use
700-728 Railroad workers through 1963, then discontinued. Anyone in
the Railroad retirement program is now dead, over 120 years of age or
converted to an SSN.
729-899 unassigned, for future use.
900-999 not valid SSNs, but were used for program purposes when state
aid to the aged, blind and disabled was converted to a federal program
administered by SSA. Again, this goes back to the 1930's and as far as I
know anyone in those programs is now dead or converted to an SSN.

The 627-699 areas let you treat each foreign student group separately
with its own area number.

--CELKO--


Very enlightning. Thanks.
Got any more info or links where I can find out more info on this.

Randy
http://members.aol.com/rsmeiner
Jul 20 '05 #17
>> Got any more info or links where I can find out more info on this. <<

Try doing a Google and go to the SSA site.

--CELKO--
===========================
Please post DDL, so that people do not have to guess what the keys,
constraints, Declarative Referential Integrity, datatypes, etc. in your
schema are.

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Jul 20 '05 #18
>>> Got any more info or links where I can find out more info on this. <<

Try doing a Google and go to the SSA site.

--CELKO--


You mean you actually expect me to do my own research ?
Well, ok.

Randy
http://members.aol.com/rsmeiner
Jul 20 '05 #19

"RSMEINER" <rs******@aol.comcrap> wrote in message
news:20***************************@mb-m17.aol.com...
Years ago, the policy in many US universities was to make all students
get a Social Security Number (ssn); you needed one to work anyway.

Years ago. This is no longer true, as places like NYS outlawed that use.

RPI had to convert to a new internal ID.

So, SSN may not always be a great choice.

However, as Joe's sure to ask or point out, the RPI assigned ID exists
independent of any single database.

i.e. they're not using some random IDENTITY field and going from there.

Jul 20 '05 #20
Timothy J. Bruce wrote:

[]

Do not include DDL/source-code in usenet posts. People will try to
correct your code instead of your broken logic. For best results do not
even mention your `specific implementation'.

Have fun with your new `toy',
Timothy J. Bruce
un*****@hotmail.com
</RANT>

That's rather poor advice. What posters should do is present as simple a
sample of the problem as possible, including standard SQL. Mentioning the
specific tools and environment used would be helpful.

The related suggestion is that posters should post DBMS specific questions in
the specific area and general questions in the general area. IOW, they should
post on topic questions.

How many ORACLE or SQL SERVER specific questions have we seen here in the
generic comp.databases group? Too many. So the original poster on this thread
was misguided in his posting to both specific SQL SERVER groups and to the
comp.databases group. Such a posting is nearly always off topic in one or the
other group.

Since his question was about relations and not SQL SERVER syntax, the
generic databases group is more appropriate.

If replies are just picking apart syntax, then I would suggest they are off
topic in the comp.databases group (unless maybe they are pointing out
something is not Standard SQL).

Bottom line is:
1. post to the appropriate group (goes for both original and reply posting)
2. post as complete and succuint information as possible (including your
platform DB and OS) for the comp.databases group.
--
Ed Prochak
running http://www.faqs.org/faqs/running-faq/
netiquette http://www.psg.com/emily.html
--
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I
I took the one less travelled by
and that has made all the difference."
robert frost
Jul 20 '05 #21
Simon Hayes wrote:

[]

Just from curiosity - and I don't claim to have any answer to this question
myself - what primary key would you use for European students? The SSN
doesn't exist, and students routinely study in a country which is not where
they were born.

Simon

Don't use SSN, assign a unique student ID.

--
Ed Prochak
running http://www.faqs.org/faqs/running-faq/
netiquette http://www.psg.com/emily.html
--
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I
I took the one less travelled by
and that has made all the difference."
robert frost
Jul 20 '05 #22

"--CELKO--" <jo*******@northface.edu> wrote in message
news:a2**************************@posting.google.c om...
I am having a problem creating a many-to-many-to-many type
relationship. It
works fine, .. <<

You cannot create a true three-way relationship as a series of binary relationships; look up join-project
normal forms.

Yes, you can- sometimes (often?). See
http://www.cis.drexel.edu/faculty/song/Papers/Jdb99.pdf


Jul 20 '05 #23
>> Just from curiosity - and I don't claim to have any answer to this
question
myself - what primary key would you use for European students? The SSN
doesn't exist, and students routinely study in a country which is not
where they were born. <<

1) New York State used to make them get an SSN.

2) Use the holes in the Social Security Number. The SSN is composed of
3 parts, XXX-XX-XXXX, called the Area, Group, and Serial. The areas
are assigned as follows:

000 unused
627-699 unassigned, for future use
729-899 unassigned, for future use
900-999 not valid SSNs

3) invent a number if your state has privacy laws that require the SSN
not be used.
Jul 20 '05 #24
>> Just from curiosity - and I don't claim to have any answer to this
question
myself - what primary key would you use for European students? The SSN
doesn't exist, and students routinely study in a country which is not
where they were born. <<

1) New York State used to make them get an SSN.

2) Use the holes in the Social Security Number. The SSN is composed of
3 parts, XXX-XX-XXXX, called the Area, Group, and Serial. The areas
are assigned as follows:

000 unused
627-699 unassigned, for future use
729-899 unassigned, for future use
900-999 not valid SSNs

3) invent a number if your state has privacy laws that require the SSN
not be used.
Jul 20 '05 #25
Ed Prochak <ed********@magicinterface.com> wrote:
Timothy J. Bruce wrote:

[]

Do not include DDL/source-code in usenet posts. People will try to
correct your code instead of your broken logic. For best results do not
even mention your `specific implementation'.

Have fun with your new `toy',
Timothy J. Bruce
un*****@hotmail.com
</RANT>
That's rather poor advice. What posters should do is present as simple a
sample of the problem as possible, including standard SQL. Mentioning the
specific tools and environment used would be helpful.


I will second this most strenuously. Details help. For example,
sometimes, a problem is due to a bug with a particular version of a
particular DBMS. If a poster is going to make me guess about details
like this, I guess I will probably just move on to the next post.

[snip]

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences.
You have biases.
He/She has prejudices.
Jul 20 '05 #26
jo*******@northface.edu (--CELKO--) wrote:
Just from curiosity - and I don't claim to have any answer to this
question
myself - what primary key would you use for European students? The SSN
doesn't exist, and students routinely study in a country which is not
where they were born. <<

1) New York State used to make them get an SSN.


What do you do in the meantime for a PK? I--a Canadian--apply for
admission, and you will not admit me because I do not have an SSN? I
think I would want to take database courses elsewhere then!
2) Use the holes in the Social Security Number. The SSN is composed of
3 parts, XXX-XX-XXXX, called the Area, Group, and Serial. The areas
are assigned as follows:

000 unused
627-699 unassigned, for future use
729-899 unassigned, for future use
900-999 not valid SSNs
And if the definition changes?
3) invent a number if your state has privacy laws that require the SSN
not be used.


I think #3 is best. 1) If your jurisdictions do not have privacy
laws, it does not mean that they never will. Some came into effect in
Canada this last New Year's Day. 2) If it is Their number, what do
you do if They change it or its definition?

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences.
You have biases.
He/She has prejudices.
Jul 20 '05 #27
Ed Prochak <ed********@magicinterface.com> wrote:
Timothy J. Bruce wrote:

[]

Do not include DDL/source-code in usenet posts. People will try to
correct your code instead of your broken logic. For best results do not
even mention your `specific implementation'.

Have fun with your new `toy',
Timothy J. Bruce
un*****@hotmail.com
</RANT>
That's rather poor advice. What posters should do is present as simple a
sample of the problem as possible, including standard SQL. Mentioning the
specific tools and environment used would be helpful.


I will second this most strenuously. Details help. For example,
sometimes, a problem is due to a bug with a particular version of a
particular DBMS. If a poster is going to make me guess about details
like this, I guess I will probably just move on to the next post.

[snip]

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences.
You have biases.
He/She has prejudices.
Jul 20 '05 #28
jo*******@northface.edu (--CELKO--) wrote:
Just from curiosity - and I don't claim to have any answer to this
question
myself - what primary key would you use for European students? The SSN
doesn't exist, and students routinely study in a country which is not
where they were born. <<

1) New York State used to make them get an SSN.


What do you do in the meantime for a PK? I--a Canadian--apply for
admission, and you will not admit me because I do not have an SSN? I
think I would want to take database courses elsewhere then!
2) Use the holes in the Social Security Number. The SSN is composed of
3 parts, XXX-XX-XXXX, called the Area, Group, and Serial. The areas
are assigned as follows:

000 unused
627-699 unassigned, for future use
729-899 unassigned, for future use
900-999 not valid SSNs
And if the definition changes?
3) invent a number if your state has privacy laws that require the SSN
not be used.


I think #3 is best. 1) If your jurisdictions do not have privacy
laws, it does not mean that they never will. Some came into effect in
Canada this last New Year's Day. 2) If it is Their number, what do
you do if They change it or its definition?

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences.
You have biases.
He/She has prejudices.
Jul 20 '05 #29

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