Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not?

#11

On 29 mayo, 18:38, Bob Badour <bbad... (AT) pei (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:

Quote:

I will cite Date's _Principle of Incoherence_ and ask whether you are
re-inventing EAV, yet again?

Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-...te-Value_model ,
but this doesn't look like the same problem at first glance. I'll try
to wrap my head around the concept.
Though it does seem to be an awful lot of work for this particular
task.

Thanks for the readup anyway, if it's the right solution, good, and if
it's not, I'll avoid reinventing stuff in the future.

Saludos,
Adriano

#12

On 29 mayo, 18:38, Bob Badour <bbad... (AT) pei (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:

Quote:

I will cite Date's _Principle of Incoherence_ and ask whether you are
re-inventing EAV, yet again?

Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-...te-Value_model ,
but this doesn't look like the same problem at first glance. I'll try
to wrap my head around the concept.
Though it does seem to be an awful lot of work for this particular
task.

Thanks for the readup anyway, if it's the right solution, good, and if
it's not, I'll avoid reinventing stuff in the future.

Saludos,
Adriano

#13

On 29 mayo, 18:38, Bob Badour <bbad... (AT) pei (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:

Quote:

I will cite Date's _Principle of Incoherence_ and ask whether you are
re-inventing EAV, yet again?

Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-...te-Value_model ,
but this doesn't look like the same problem at first glance. I'll try
to wrap my head around the concept.
Though it does seem to be an awful lot of work for this particular
task.

Thanks for the readup anyway, if it's the right solution, good, and if
it's not, I'll avoid reinventing stuff in the future.

Saludos,
Adriano

#14

On 29 mayo, 18:38, Bob Badour <bbad... (AT) pei (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:

Quote:

I will cite Date's _Principle of Incoherence_ and ask whether you are
re-inventing EAV, yet again?

Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-...te-Value_model ,
but this doesn't look like the same problem at first glance. I'll try
to wrap my head around the concept.
Though it does seem to be an awful lot of work for this particular
task.

Thanks for the readup anyway, if it's the right solution, good, and if
it's not, I'll avoid reinventing stuff in the future.

Saludos,
Adriano

#15

On 29 mayo, 18:38, Bob Badour <bbad... (AT) pei (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:

Quote:

I will cite Date's _Principle of Incoherence_ and ask whether you are
re-inventing EAV, yet again?

Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-...te-Value_model ,
but this doesn't look like the same problem at first glance. I'll try
to wrap my head around the concept.
Though it does seem to be an awful lot of work for this particular
task.

Thanks for the readup anyway, if it's the right solution, good, and if
it's not, I'll avoid reinventing stuff in the future.

Saludos,
Adriano

#16

On 29 mayo, 18:38, Bob Badour <bbad... (AT) pei (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:

Quote:

I will cite Date's _Principle of Incoherence_ and ask whether you are
re-inventing EAV, yet again?

Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-...te-Value_model ,
but this doesn't look like the same problem at first glance. I'll try
to wrap my head around the concept.
Though it does seem to be an awful lot of work for this particular
task.

Thanks for the readup anyway, if it's the right solution, good, and if
it's not, I'll avoid reinventing stuff in the future.

Saludos,
Adriano

#17

On 29 mayo, 18:38, Bob Badour <bbad... (AT) pei (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:

Quote:

I will cite Date's _Principle of Incoherence_ and ask whether you are
re-inventing EAV, yet again?

Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-...te-Value_model ,
but this doesn't look like the same problem at first glance. I'll try
to wrap my head around the concept.
Though it does seem to be an awful lot of work for this particular
task.

Thanks for the readup anyway, if it's the right solution, good, and if
it's not, I'll avoid reinventing stuff in the future.

Saludos,
Adriano

#18

On 29 mayo, 18:38, Bob Badour <bbad... (AT) pei (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:

Quote:

I will cite Date's _Principle of Incoherence_ and ask whether you are
re-inventing EAV, yet again?

Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-...te-Value_model ,
but this doesn't look like the same problem at first glance. I'll try
to wrap my head around the concept.
Though it does seem to be an awful lot of work for this particular
task.

Thanks for the readup anyway, if it's the right solution, good, and if
it's not, I'll avoid reinventing stuff in the future.

Saludos,
Adriano

#19

On 29 mayo, 18:38, Bob Badour <bbad... (AT) pei (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:

Quote:

I will cite Date's _Principle of Incoherence_ and ask whether you are
re-inventing EAV, yet again?

Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-...te-Value_model ,
but this doesn't look like the same problem at first glance. I'll try
to wrap my head around the concept.
Though it does seem to be an awful lot of work for this particular
task.

Thanks for the readup anyway, if it's the right solution, good, and if
it's not, I'll avoid reinventing stuff in the future.

Saludos,
Adriano

#20

Adriano Varoli Piazza <moranar (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

On 29 mayo, 18:38, Bob Badour <bbad... (AT) pei (DOT) sympatico.ca> wrote:
I will cite Date's _Principle of Incoherence_ and ask whether you are
re-inventing EAV, yet again?

Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entity-...te-Value_model ,
but this doesn't look like the same problem at first glance. I'll try
to wrap my head around the concept.
Though it does seem to be an awful lot of work for this particular
task.

Thanks for the readup anyway, if it's the right solution, good, and if
it's not, I'll avoid reinventing stuff in the future.

It is not the right solution. It is a hideous way to do it.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences.
You have biases.
He/She has prejudices.

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Re: Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not? - 05-29-2008 , 06:38 PM

Re: Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not? - 05-29-2008 , 06:38 PM

Re: Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not? - 05-29-2008 , 06:38 PM

Re: Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not? - 05-29-2008 , 06:38 PM

Re: Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not? - 05-29-2008 , 06:38 PM

Re: Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not? - 05-29-2008 , 06:38 PM

Re: Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not? - 05-29-2008 , 06:38 PM

Re: Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not? - 05-29-2008 , 06:38 PM

Re: Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not? - 05-29-2008 , 06:38 PM

Re: Multiple tables refer to one -To use foreign keys or not? - 05-29-2008 , 07:37 PM