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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 15:36 PDT
From: "WEIX%PTHWRK.allin1"@puget.com
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Subject: Questions on Virtual Attributes....
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From:	NAME: Xinguo Wei                    
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Hi,

I am testing the virtual attribute function using the SET expression and I have
two questions here.
1. When define the attribute using X = setof Y, the keyword "setof" seems not
necessary if Y is a class name, i.e., "members = EMP" is the same as "members =
setof EMP".  If Y is not a class name, then "setof" is needed.  Am I right?

2. In the following test case, I defined a set attribute for DEPT. But I
couldn't find the way to retrive its value!!  Please help me.

create EMP (name = text, dept = text)\g
create DEPT (name = text, emp_no = setof int4) \g
append EMP (name = "a", dept = "candy")\g
append EMP (name = "b", dept = "candy")\g
append DEPT (name = "candy",
  EMP_no = "retrieve (a = count{EMP.name where EMP.dept = \\"candy\\"})") \g

retrieve (DEPT.name, DEPT.emp_no) \g

Query sent to backend is "retrieve (dept.name, dept.emp_no) "
-----------------------------
| name        | emp_no      |
-----------------------------
| candy       | 25252       |
-----------------------------

 The value of emp_no here looks like an OID. What kind of object is that? How
 can i get the correct value of 2 ?

 Thanks!!

 Xinguo Wei

 weix@puget.com


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