Schemas?

Started by Bjørn T Johansenover 21 years ago2 messagesgeneral
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#1Bjørn T Johansen
btj@havleik.no

When does using schemas make sense? Is it more effective or is it just to make a
database more manageable?

Regards,

BTJ
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#2Peter Eisentraut
peter_e@gmx.net
In reply to: Bjørn T Johansen (#1)
Re: Schemas?

Bj�rn T Johansen wrote:

When does using schemas make sense? Is it more effective or is it
just to make a database more manageable?

They are just a logical hierarchy that allows you to organize your
databases in more or less manageable ways. There is no performance or
other physical benefit.

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