I have two tables: member_basic and member_detail. When a member edits their record, they can edit or add data for either table, but, the data stored in member_detail isn't required, so, they can possibly leave these fields blank. By the way, both tables would be linked by a member id.
Here's my dilemma: If they do fill in any fields associated with member_detail, I have to first see whether or not there's an entry in the member_detail table already for that user (based on member id number). If not, I then have to check ALL the form fields associated with this table to see if any data was actually entered so I know whether or not to create a new record for the member in member_detail. If there is already an entry for that member in member_detail, then I can just do a standard UPDATE. Now maybe this is how it has to be done, but, I was hoping there might be an easier way to do this. It appears it's not possible to UPDATE a JOINed table during a query, which is what I was hoping. I am trying to keep the DB efficient by keeping optional data that may be left empty in another table, but, it's only making my life difficult, so, unless there's an easier way, I may just combine all the fields into one table and be done with it. Sorry for the long-winded explanation. Any suggestion are greatly appreciated! Monty -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
