Paul Rubin wrote: > Mick Krippendorf <mad.m...@gmx.de> writes: >>>> If I knew what First Anormal Form was I (hope!) >> I read it somewhere once, I just can't find or even remember the source. >> I definitely didn't make it up, though I wish I had. > > I found exactly one google hit for it, which is this clpy thread.
It's a pun on First Normal Form. To transform a schema into First Normal Form you remove repeating groups from the entity and place them in a newly-created entity, leaving a copy of the identifier column behind to express a relationship between the two. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS: http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list