Use three tables something like what's below.  The has multiple entries
for each user.  HTH.

--Jeff

tblUsers
   PK_tblUsers
   userName
   firstName
   ...

tblSubjects
   PK_tblSubjects
   subject
   description
   ...

tblUserSubjects
   FK_tblUsers
   FK_tblSubjects

On 7/21/2004 1:43 PM, Daniel Kessler wrote:

> I had a dropdown that had three entries: kinesiology, family studies,
> public and community health.  So in my Oracle DB, I had a field TYPE
> VARCHAR2(100) to take that information, as is.  Now I find that
> someone can be in more than one spot, so instead of a dropdown, I now
> have a checkbox for each entry.  Is the standard way to deal with
> this to have three database fields like:
>
> isFamilyStudies INT,
> isKinseology INT,
> isPublicAndCommunityHealth INT,
>
> It seems kinda inflexible that I would have to add a row each time I
> added to that list, but if that's how it's done then ok.
> --
> Daniel Kessler
>
> Department of Public and Community Health
> University of Maryland
> Suite 2387 Valley Drive
> College Park, MD  20742-2611
> 301-405-2545 Phone
> www.phi.umd.edu
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