[Tfug] SQL database question

[Bexley Hall]

Hi, Glen,

--- Glen Pfeiffer <glen at thepfeiffers.net> wrote:

> On 03/18/2008 06:47 PM, Bexley Hall wrote:
> > --- Glen Pfeiffer <glen at thepfeiffers.net> wrote:
> >> They can perform an export of the data only with
> no
> >> Stored  Procedures, Views, User Defined
> Functions, Triggers,
> >> etc. They  don't even have to include any
> constraints in the
> >> export  including Primary and Foreign keys.
> > 
> > I wouldn't accept any "black box dump" unless you
> know what 
> > else is "under the hood".  I.e., you need to know
> how data was 
> > committed to the database (was it "colored" by the
> procedures 
> > used to store it??) as well as how the "results"
> were 
> > officially reported vs. how the *dump* was
> created.
> > 
> My statement was based on the interpretation that he
> wanted the 
> data, and did not care about the code. Maybe that
> was an incorrect 
> interpretation.

>From his past discussions, it seemed as if he wants
to verify the integrity of the results and/or
process.  And, it seems like the vendor is saying
"trust me"...  :-/
 
> But yes, in order to verify the process you would
> not want a 
> black box dump. But if that is the case you need the
> code for the 
> applications interfacing with the database as well.




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