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(...) Eh, whenever did I invent that term? And what have I done to popularize it? The weird term I made up for the FLG was "series." I don't like subtheme either, unless there is also the concept of supertheme -- as in subcategory and supercategory. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) In case accuracy WRT TLG is important here, the actual hierarchy looks like the following (I may never forgive Todd for his invention of the term "subtheme" :-P) Product Programme +- Product Line +- Product Theme "Race" is a theme in the "Town (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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First off, let me state that were I designing this from scratch I'd do an object model not a data model but... (...) You need a hierarchy table. Model it like this (not legit SQL) Table Theme ThemeID integer PRIMARY KEY NOT NIL ThemeType Code /* (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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Larry: Thanks for your comments, this is exactly the type of discussion I hoped posting this would generate: (...) Yes. (...) It is. I am still trying to figure out how to put themes and subthemes into a table. (...) This makes alot more sense than (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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Jim Hughes wrote: Disclaimer: I am not a DBA but I do know enough SQL to be dangerous. Interesting. I comment on this as if it were a logical DB design. Do you have a downloadable schema (for erwin or whatever?) Some comments: Is recno designed to (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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Hi: First, thanks for everyone's help with my earlier database question. Here is a new one: does anyone have a Lego database in a true relational format (with all of the normalization, etc)? I have come up with an outline that will hold all of the (...) (26 years ago, 30-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Right, that's why the :) -- it seemed like an obviously good idea at first, but then I couldn't really think of many practical uses. (26 years ago, 29-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Is that a real :) or mostly a ;) ? I agree that a PerlRE would be cool (and not really difficult to add), but can you give some concrete examples of search queries which would benefit in a major way from a feature like that? I can see a bit of (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) How about this?... (URL) least for the time being... --Todd (26 years ago, 29-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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What I tell people when they ask is that I can't give or revoke permission to use the images on my site because I don't own them in the first place. I agree it's a nettequette issue rather than a legal one. KL (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) It still never hurts to ask, although Huw (and I think Kevin) have given "blanket" permission for use of the images in this context. I don't recall if Tore, Joe, and Jim have given such blanket permissions, so I would ask. Aside from explicit (...) (26 years ago, 27-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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Hi all Todd, now I've 521 set pictures that are not registered to the database yet, and 202 other pictures for the sets with missing pictures. I'm still waiting further info from you. By the way, I investigated a little bit the pictures in my hand (...) (26 years ago, 27-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <365c1013.5669348@lu...et.com>... (...) Access provides this facility built-in so there's no overhead in keeping it in Access, then creating a query to export the table(s)/fields exactly as required. Huw (26 years ago, 26-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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Steve Bliss wrote: < DBA 101, topic: non unique "keys" which really aren't keys.> Yup. AutoNum means no manual thinking about which postfix to attach to the set (and attendent opportunity for error) but also means a number that has no human meaning, (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) If you go with Access, take the time to write a VBA function to export the data to CSV format. That way, you can share with everyone, and you won't have a export-headache each time you update the database. (...) The classic relational database (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Jim, if your intention is for other people out on the net to be able to make use of your DB, the best way to publish the tables is in CSV (Comma Separated Values) or tab-delimited ASCII. That way anyone can easily convert it to their own (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Since set numbers are not unique, they shouldn't be used as primary keys. So the best solution is to move the set number into a secondary key and introduce a new primary key which is either a function of the set number by tacking on "-1", (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) I don't think Todd is using anything non-free -- in either sense of the word 'free'. (Correct me if I'm wrong...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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Hi: I am currently in the early stages of completely redoing my Lego Technics site and decided it would be cool to put all of my information about technic sets and elements into an Access database (this may not be the best choice but is was free!). (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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I have a few Euro-Service catalogues, from 1992-1998. Are they of any use? Would you want just the set pictures, or all of it, covers, multi- lingual ordering instructions, etc.? Was that scan of the 5600, at 300dpi reduced 1/3 side any good? If you (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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