On 19 Aug 2008 at 19:21, Eric Dannewitz wrote: > I'm not going to argue that > a relational database isn't a good thing. It is. For huge amounts of > data.
You really understand *nothing* about proper database design if you think the *amount* of data involved determines what the level of complexity of the data structure should be. The determinant is *what you want to do with the data*. Everything else is secondary. Properly normalized database design improves the accuracy and efficiency of the data storage, which in turn improves the accuracy and efficiency of searching the data. Yes, it means that UI is going to be somewhat more complex to build, but with easy-to-use tools like FileMaker, this is much less of an issue than it was in the days of dBase and the like. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
