I've got a 3500 record database cataloging an art collection. The data was originally assembled (by others) in Access. I've imported it into MySQL to make it available on the artist's web site: <http://maryloureifsnyder.com>.
The data was formatted in Access as one big table. About 800 of the pieces in the collection are works in a series. In the artist's catalog there's about 20 books, each containing 40 or so pages. The original creators of the database developed a decimal numbering scheme and simply duplicated most of the data in the records describing these works. For instance, records 129.00 to 129.43 contain mostly the same data about the title, condition, storage, etc. with only minimal (if any) changes. My question is, is it worth the effort to normalize this data? If so, what would the best method be? Gawain --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
