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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:21:59 -0700
From: Rick Hillegas <Richard.Hillegas@Sun.COM>
Subject: Re: SYSIBM schema
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Kathey Marsden wrote:
> Rick Hillegas wrote:
>>>
>> Thanks Kathey. In the metadata queries it seems to be used to 
>> construct empty results sets of specific shapes. That is, its 
>> contents are not examined. Those usages could be replaced with a 
>> vacuous vti.
>>
> While we could make this change, we do need to maintain compatibility 
> with older clients so the table would have to remain I think.
> Thanks
>
> Kathey
>
>
Thanks, Kathey. Other than compatibility with old clients, do you see 
any reason that this table could not be removed eventually?

Thanks,
-Rick