What about multiple application interfaces? Sure right now it's all going through a VB app, but what happens when you want to use the VB app for the internal business side but have parts of the data tied in to a CF web app for extranet customers or something?
-Kevin On 7/27/05, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've just recently noticed that one of our databases in sqlserver has > no relationships defined. I talked with the 'dba' about this and he > told me that all of that logic is contained in the VB app that updates > the data. I'm not saying that there aren't any foreign keys defined, > just that he's not specified that relationship inside of the db. So I > talked with my supervisor and he wanted some examples of why we should > move the logic out of VB and into the database. > > Aside from the obvious reason of keeping the db logic inside of the db > and built in referential integrity, I was stumped. I thought given > the relationships, sqlserver gets hints as to how to speed up joins > and such. I've already suggested that different programs that use the > data wouldn't have to recreate the integrity logic, but I need > more.........or maybe I don't. Maybe it's fine to keep this in VB? > > > -- > Marlon > > "I don't believe in heaven or hell, no saints, no sinners, no devil as > well, no pearly gates, no thorny crown, you're always looking us > humans down" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166819 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
