Posted by Kenneth Downs on 05/16/06 17:22

Jerry Stuckle wrote:

> A good DBA plans ahead.

....and a wise man learns to expect the unexpected.

>
> For instance - try a database with over 75 tables, all interrelated and
> linked
> with foreign keys. Over 500K LOC working with this database. Changing a
> table,
> even to add a column, is NOT necessarily a minor change. Lots for code to
> check through.
>

Ouch, sorry to hear that again, perhaps you should examine your architecture
and your tools? The good news is this kind of ossification can be cured,
but there is a lot of psychology involved, the patient has to *want* to
change.

Cheers,

--
Kenneth Downs
Secure Data Software, Inc.
(Ken)nneth@(Sec)ure(Dat)a(.com)

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