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Following documentation, we can see: "ENUM and SET columns provide an efficient way to define columns that can contain only a given set of values." http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/constraint_enum.html But carefully read http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/SET.html before you make a choice. "Andy B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi... > I have a db that I'm writing. It's for a business directory and one of the > fields/columns in the table needs to have a list of business types in it > (i.e. retail, auto, computer and so on). Since there may be more than one > category that a business fits under I was wondering if "SET" is the best > choice for that?? > > > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
