The main advantage is declarative referential integrity. It slows the
system down on inserts and updates but how valuable are your data? You
also get stored procedures, which are pre-optimised, and triggers.
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Peter Lancashire
Information Systems Specialist, Bayer plc
Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AH, UK
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