On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:05:09 -0500, Merlin Moncure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alexandre wrote: > > like I'm doing right now, that "de-normalizing" in an array is the way > > to go. > > Only sometimes. Looping application code is another tactic. There may > be other things to do as well that don't involve arrays or application > code. Consider arrays a (very postgresql specific) tool in your > expanding toolchest.
I take good notes of that. All this opened to me other ways for solutions, so I'm glad of that. I'll take more time to think about all that. > De-normalization is a loaded term because we are only presenting queried > data in an alternate format (normalization normally applying to data > structured within the database). There are many people on this list who > will tell you not to de-normalize anything, ever (and most of the time, > you shouldn't!). Thank you for all you help and time for this. Best regards. -- Alexandre Leclerc ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
