[AccessD] Access and SQL Server

And didn't I say exactly that at the very beginning of this thread?

Anyone who lets the customer dictate the actual design of the database needs to be in a different 
business.

;)

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

On 3/4/2011 7:52 PM, Asger Blond wrote:
> Stuart (and Shamil)
>
> Disagree. It's not just a matter of words - it's exactly a matter of words...
>
> Distinguishing between a logical and a physical PK makes clear which natural columns or combination of natural columns uniquely identifies each row in the table (the "logical PK") as opposed to a surrogate unique column (the "physical PK"), both of which should be present in every table.
> When designing a table with unique rows you can't just add a surrogate PK key (a "physical PK"). If you don't have a natural column or combination of natural columns which are unique (a "logical PK" or "natural alternate key") then the table won't be in 1NF.
>
> Asger