Hi all,
Those interested in reading a bit on this topic may want to look at:
_Database Design for Mere Mortals_
by Michael J. Hernandez
Addison-Wesley Developers Press, 1997 (ISBN 0-201-69471-9)
An often-recommended entry-level explanation with quite minimal jargon
_Data Modeling Essentials: Analysis, Design and Innovation_
by Graeme Simsion
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994 (ISBN 1-850-32877-3)
A useful book with more nuts-and-bolts discussion, assuming a somewhat
higher degree of comfort with more technical language and presentation
Both of these books are platform- and environment-agnostic; I found
them useful when starting to develop in FileMaker Pro, but they both
adopt a tools-neutral approach that should render them widely useful.
Rob
At 4:32 PM -0500 1/26/01, Guy Hermann wrote:
I, too, would chime in to offer caution about developing a system on
your own, but, if you are committed to that approach, here are a few
thoughts:
1) It is hard to find good resources because relational database
design is not easily learned....
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