> If all you want to do is to restrict a field to certain values, and aren't > concerned with cascading operations, is a set more efficient than a foreign > key?
A Set or Enum? I can understand "enum"s, but sets are evil. Martijn Tonies Database Workbench Lite for MySQL - FREE developer tool for MySQL! Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com My thoughts: http://blog.upscene.com/martijn/ Database development questions? Check the forum! http://www.databasedevelopmentforum.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]