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Re:Making Database Systems Usable by agent281 on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @11:23AM (#41311205)
Some databases have the concept of a natural join. It joins two tables on common columns. Not quite what I would want. I would prefer something like a key join that uses foreign key relationships. I don't know if any database has that though. (If anybody does, please let me know.)

Oracle: https://docs.oracle.com/javadb/10.8.3.0/ref/rrefsqljnaturalj... MySQL: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/join.html

Re:Making Database Systems Usable by pjs_ on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @06:33PM (#41314848)
Natural join is not jargon that I had heard before but unfortunately it does not refer to what I am talking about - I'm talking about something where the computer automatically figures out how to join across more than two tables.