[Babase] Merging JPSAMPS with FPSAMPS (and JPNEIGHBORS with
FPNEIGHBORS)
Susan Alberts
babase@www.eco.princeton.edu
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 06:29:50 +0300
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>>I don't think anyone has used the old IDs in queries yet, so
>>perhaps this is not an issue but again, others should comment. I
>>think that even if they have been used in a query, it would be
>>relatively easy to change it. My opinion is that we should not
>>worry about it, but someone closer to the database (especially
>>Daphne) should comment.
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>I would not expect the ids to be used for other than connecting
>one table to another, that is the specific values would be
>used for computer purposes but would not be otherwise recorded.
>But then, I'm not using the database.
Right - this was what I meant, that the worst case scenario is that
someone has constructed queries involving particular IDs, that they
want to run repeatedly, but that should be an easy fix. I think we
shoujld just go ahead and change the IDs (you probably already have).
S
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