I need so general guidance on relational integrity. I'm setting up a reasonably small DB with 30 or so tables for a machine control application. Several of the tables will have referential links to each other (e.g. a finished part table will link to a master part type table via the product ID number). None of my table will ever contain more than a few hundred thousand records.
This database is a conversion from an existing MS SQL7 system in which I made extensive use of foreign keys. SQL7 has worked out well in the past but Windows and VBNet has ceased to be an efficient machine control development environment. We have decided to migrate to Linux on all of our new systems where practical. My first stab at a MySQL implementation is to use the MyISAM table structure and not the InnoDB structure, foregoing the use of explicit foreign keys and letting my apps take care of the relational integrity. I gathered from reading DuBois that this is not an uncommon approach to a MySQL implementation. Question: Are the advantages of MyISAM tables vs. InnoDB tables sufficient for me to continue this approach or am I better off setting up InnoDB tables throughout? Thanks in advance for any advice. Sincerely, Roy Harrell Adaptive Equipment 2512 NE 1st Blvd #400 Gainesville, FL 32609 352.372.7821 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
