Comments on Canadian VO data model

[Patrick Dowler]

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        I hate it when I have to respond to myself...
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On April 28, 2003 12:25, Patrick Dowler wrote:
> The things common to every Entry are:
>
> - an identifier unique within the Catalog (Long: 64-bit integer)
> - a set/array of EntryProp(s)
>
> The things common to every EntryProp are:
>
> - entry id : Long - identifier for the "parent" Entry
> - property id : Short - identifier for this property, from the
> EntryPropMap
> - tuple id : Short - unique identifier for this tuple (EntryProp) amoung

Here I am mistaken. The entry_id only exists within an Entry, and even then
only within an Entry that has been added to a Catalog. The EntryProp does
not know the entry_id of the parent.... (in practice, one may store/extract 
things this way, but it is an implementation detail not exposed by the API).


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