"Sheridan Saint-Michel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> From: "Hugh Bothwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > "Sheridan Saint-Michel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > 03a901c12c02$c60d4640$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:03a901c12c02$c60d4640$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > I don't know if having multiple users associated with a single image
is
> > > at all beneficial, and I can see where it might cause all sorts of
> > problems.
> > >
> > > For example, you and I both have the same image in our album (we are
> > > both assciated with it in the DB). What happens when I change the
> > > description? Do you change the description field, thus changing the
> > > description on both our pages? Do you now have to create another
entry
> > > in your Image table?
> >
> > Just to be nitpicky: I don't see where this would be
> > useful - allowing users to share/transfer pictures? - but
> > it's not overly difficult either. Just split the information
> > between an Image table and an ImageOwner
> > table.
>
> He suggested a DB redesign to allow a Many to
> Many relationship between users and images.
> I was trying to show that there was no reason to
> do so and at least one good reason not to do so =)
Yes, I followed that - I'm just playing Devil's Advocate
here. I would rephrase your conclusion as
'no reason to do so, but no reason not to if you
really feel the need'.
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