Hey Doug... I know this isn't a direct answer to your question, but something for the future - - get this book... it made everything pretty clear for relational databases:
Database Design for Mere Mortals . . by Michael Hernandez -----Original Message----- From: Doug Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 2:16 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Database design question On my classifieds database it will have... categories and corresponding sub_categories and corresponding sub_sub_categories. How would you design the table names and relationships to avoid confusion? Kinda new to database design!! IE: Antiques-category antique furniture - sub_category hutches - sub_sub_category ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:250488 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4