Paul,
This is really a matter of taste. Some dba's will insist that you use an
integer to uniquely identify items. Others will not. I've tried it both
ways. I've determined that I like coding better when using integers, but
not using them when you have a series of look-ups that are all going to be
used once per record means that you only have to query one table.
The other option, of course, is the create a view that "flattens" your db,
then query the view.
-d
Deanna Schneider
Interactive Media Developer
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