Re: Db design question (relational vs. flat?)
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17046
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texte = >I'd like to have certain products show up in more than one product category:>1) using the current category field, include all the appropriate category >names then [search] the category field for the desired cateogry and >return True when foundThis is certainly the fastest in terms of search speed and data entry -- it's what we use for groups in the Users.db for the [protect] tag. The only downside is that someday you may want some automatic way to display a list of all such categories, and there is no easy way to grab those words as separate chunks once they're all stuffed into one big field.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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>I'd like to have certain products show up in more than one product category:>1) using the current category field, include all the appropriate category >names then
[search] the category field for the desired cateogry and >return True when foundThis is certainly the fastest in terms of search speed and data entry -- it's what we use for groups in the Users.db for the
[protect] tag. The only downside is that someday you may want some automatic way to display a list of all such categories, and there is no easy way to grab those words as separate chunks once they're all stuffed into one big field.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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