Re: About OIDs

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From: Flower Sun [mailto:sun_2002_flower@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 9:13 AM
To: Dann Corbit; Pgsql Group
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] About OIDs


Hi, Dann,
Do you think every database within a postgresql server has its own
32bits OID to use?
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No.  You can rely on them being present only if you build the tables
yourself.

Many other database systems have a similar idea.  For instance, Oracle's
Rdb has a DBKEY.

In Codd's latest "Database Manifesto" he suggests doing away with them
(along with SQL itself).
I think he has been sitting in an ivory tower too long, but what do I
know.
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