[Babase] sexskins questions
Susan Alberts
babase@www.eco.princeton.edu
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 11:26:58 +0300
Hi Steph,
On the sex skins, what we've discussed is that that table is not
complete and we should not make a strong attempt to integrate iit
into the database. Data have been entered covering two very different
but rather short periods, and we have used the sexskins table for two
specific purposes, neither of which we have felt much need to follow
up on at this time.
So, I think we decided that errors and inconsistencies in the
sexskins table should be ignored -- in other words, i don't think any
data integrity checks should require that the sex skins table be
consistent with other tables. If I am remembering wrong and we didn't
make this decision, I'd like to put on the table that we decide now
to not have data integrity checks involve the sex skins table and
that we live with the consequences for now (which i think will be
minimal).
Thoughts? Maybe there is something that I ihaven't considered about this?
Susan
>hi all (but really Jeanne),
>
> I've got some cycles/sexskins issues that I need some help with.
>
>1) We're getting an error that says "sexskins dates overlap with
>following cycles mdate." Did we get rid of this rule? I think we
>should consider doing so if not. What seems to be happening is that
>the sexskins table does not differentiate between a sexskin score
>that is for a turgesence versus a deturgesence. So, in some cases,
>a score of 2 or 3 is really a d2 or d3, but the computer seems to
>want those to go with the next cid (which they shouldn't since they
>are really the tail end -no pun intended - of a cycle).
>
>2) Can anyone find me some data for Alto's in late 1976 and in
>1977?? My originals seem to stop in July 1976 and don't pick up
>again until 1980. It's making the checking of some cycles in late
>1976 and in 1977 rather difficult.
>
>3) we are getting a lot of errors from the sexskins table. it makes me sad.
>
>Jeanne - if we need to talk about this, let me know.
>
>thanks,
>steph
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