On Friday 25 November 2005 01:44 pm, Johan wrote: > > Option One > > Related tables. Table one (clipart pieces) contains ClipartID and > > ClipartName fields. Table two (keywords) contains KeywordID, ClipartID > > and Keyword fields. This option will create an incredibly large related > > table (keywords) with each piece of clipart having tens of related fields > > in the keyword table. But, searching ought to be fast. > > Use this option but use a third table that contains just ClipartID and > KeywordID to create the m:n relationship. Like this: > > Clipart: ClipartID (primary key) & Clipartname > Keywords: KeywordID (primary key) & Keyword (just one so must be unique) > Linktable: ClipartID & KeywordID (ClipartID + KeywordID = primary key)
In the Clipart table, are names required to be unique? If so, then you can use Clipartname as the index, and that would eliminate the 3rd table. Or so I think -- I'm still learning this. Hal -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
