Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote: > > > Whether the default DROP behavior should be CASCADE, RESTRICT, or the > > current laissez-faire behavior remains to be debated ;-). The spec > > is no help since it has no default: DROP *requires* a CASCADE or > > RESTRICT option in SQL92. But I doubt our users will let us get away > > with changing the syntax that way. So, once we have the CASCADE and > > RESTRICT options implemented, we'll need to decide what an unadorned > > DROP should do. Opinions anyone? > > Hmmm...an unadorned drop could remove the object without RESRICTing it or > CASCADEing it. Hence, if there are objects that depend on it, the object > will be removed anyway, and dependent objects will not be touched.
We could mark the objects(and their dependent objects) as *INVALID*. They would revive when reference objects revive in the world of *name*s. regards, Hiroshi Inoue ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])