I agree completely, it is late and I probably am just doing a bad job of making a similar point.
On 3/17/06, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 3/17/06, Claude Schneegans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Such as wanting to see all users who have full rights to modify that > > properties table. > > > > Again, if you DO need this, then go by the book. > > My point is that you don't always need this, and if you don't need it, > > do not bother with cross table. > > So it is not true that it is always better with cross tables. > > There are very few "always better" (or always worse...or just always > in general) circumstances in programming. > > My initial response was asking why the original poster was storing a > delimited string in a relational database. I think it's a fair > question. I think that if you find yourself heading in that > direction, you should question it. > > If the answer is, "in this case it makes sense to do it", then off you > go and God bless. > > I wasn't trying to chide or scold. But while there are very few to no > "always" situations...there are certainly a number of situations of > which you should be aware...and if you find yourself in any of those > situations...ask yourself the question. I think that's reasonable :) > > -- > Charlie Griefer > > ================================================ > "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, > and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch > you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. > Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:235703 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
