Well, unfortunately our bid'ness seems to be a "contact sport" for many. I have been guilty of pretty much the same more times than I am proud of. That said...
The question is quite valid. I do agree that something must be amiss if there is a requirement for a large number of columns in a table. I always think back to a collage beginning COBOL class. The assignment was to print a simple two dimensional table at the top of each page of a report. The ones who did it right had no more than about 50 "source" punch cards in their deck. One student (A IBM 370 night operator, trying to better his lot.) carried in five full boxes of punched cards! I think he was happy to get back to his shift :-) Sometimes people are not even able to ask the right question, based on their "unsophistication." But those that are smart enough, do at least ask a question, and then Listen. We who consider ourselves "sophisticated" must endeavor to be forever humble, in order to appear "Inteligent" rather than "Smart A--". Fred > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Sprenkle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 11:12 AM > To: sqlite-users@sqlite.org > Subject: Re: [sqlite] Creating a (really) big table > > > On 2/10/06, m christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > THANK YOU. > > > > Someone finally asked the right question instead of answering the > > original one. > > > > Why would you possibly need 1,000 columns in a single table? > > Most people ask the little questions and don't give you the > "big picture". > A lot of times it's not well accepted when you suggest something that > implies they have less than perfect knowledge. ;)
