[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.
>
>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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