On 10/28/06, Mark Brinsmead <pythianbrinsmead@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Nonetheless, I'll stick to my original statement; if you find an Oracle database containing a large number of tables with no indexes, somebody usually deserves a kick in the butt. (That said, in my wanderings, I have actually encountered more than a few databases containing hundreds or tables with nary a Primary Key constraint in sight. Of course, had it actually been in my power, I probably would have kicked some butts -- I have yet to encounter a situation where that lack of primary keys was actually correct -- although I can imagine a few where it would be...)
Some apps do their own PK enforcement.
Though a number of apps do this, the only one I have personally seen that does so succesfully is SAP. I still don't like it, but there's little I can do about it.
-- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
