Hello all, I have an 'items' table with 2 'types' of items -- 'foo' & 'bar'
Say that items of type 'bar' may be further classified as 'subtypes' 'baz', 'quux', etc. Now I build an online store so that visitors may buy items. Contstraints 1.) I would like to, as much as possible, use the same code for ordering 'foo'-items and 'bar'-items. 2.) If a user orders a 'bar'-item, they MUST specify a subtype. I.e. -- one may buy a 'bar-baz', or a 'bar-quux', but NEVER a 'bar'. My questions are these: 1.) Does it make more more sense to split the 'items' table into a 'foos' table and a 'bars' table? This means I will often have to recombine them using more than one query: select * from foos where foos.id in (shoppingcart) + select * from bars where bars.id in (shoppingcart) 2.) If I DON'T split into 2 tables, I must then keep the '#inStock' in both the 'items' table (for 'foo'-items) and in the 'subtypes' table (for 'bar'-items). This doesn't feel right. Any suggestions? Thanks, all! -- WF --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
