 | | Re: A heirarchical database question —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Jim Hughes writes: would be the best way to describe it in a DB table? Would this work OK: (...) You don't want to use both parent and (grand) child in the same table. It won't work, or it will introduce unneeded (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: A heirarchical database question —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) Agreed. But sometimes, the price paid for normalization is too high. It depends on the level of adhoc querying against the data. And the skill level of the developer. Steve (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: A heirarchical database question —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Agreed. But the original design was broken. I proposed two alternatives, both less redundant and both "more correct", although flaws could be found in either one by the determined examiner. ++Lar (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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