If done properly, this would require two columns. One for the data and one for the PK.
This is on parent tables only. Children would of course require FK columnns. :) Jared "Jamadagni, Rajendra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/24/2003 07:54 AM Please respond to ORACLE-L To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: over-normalized? Like one column per table?? I'd like to name this phenomenon as "Fanatic Form Of Normalization" Raj ______________________________________________________ Rajendra Jamadagni MIS, ESPN Inc. Rajendra dot Jamadagni at ESPN dot com Any opinion expressed here is personal and doesn't reflect that of ESPN Inc. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, but having an opinion is an art! -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:40 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Of course, you can get carried away and call something normalized that has gone far beyond the requirements for normalization. Jared
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