mlw wrote:
>
> > "Arthur@LinkLine.com" wrote:
> >
> > Dear Team,
> >
> > I have been monitoring this list for quite some time now and have been
> > studying PostGreSQL for a while. I also did some internet research on the
> > subject of "multi valued" database theory. I know that this is the basis for
> > the "Pick" database system, FileMaker Pro, "D3", and a few other database
> > systems. After carefully reviewing the theoretical arguments in favor of
> > this type of database, I am thoroughly convinced that there are certain
> > advantages to it that will never be matched by a traditional "relational
> > database".
> >
> > I won't waste your time in reviewing the technical advantages here, because
> > you can do your own research. However, I will say that it is obvious to me
> > that an mV database will be an integral part of any truly practical AI
> > robotics system. It will probably be necessary to "marry" the technologies
> > of both relational databases and mV databases in such a system.
>
> The idea of a multi-view database is interesting and all, but hardly a next
> leap in database theory. It is nothing more than using an addressable array
> within PostgreSQL, and PostgreSQL has contributed functions for just these
> sorts of operations.
>
> The syntax may be different than you would wish, but with the same result. It
> seems that muDoh!! pressed send!!
It seems that a multivalue database can be implemented on top of PostgreSQL,
where as a full relational database can not be implemented on top of an MVDB.