> > Joe Ceiko holds that theory and considering he's so influential in the > relational db world...
I assume that's sarcasm; not being a mover in the relational db world I wouldn't know :P I'd opt for the new primary key and unique constraint on the columns everytime. Zero headache. The unique constraint is absolutely imprtant of course, let the db tell you when your code sucks ;) Dominic -- Blog it up: http://fusion.dominicwatson.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:296694 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4