Bob: I vote for simplicity if disk space isn't an issue. However, I'd consider using a Text 250 rather than a note column so that you don't have the re-ordering rows problem and easier to fix if you have a corrupted table.
Purists -- fling your arrows my way ... Karen > versus > > All the above go away when using a note column on the main table. > Using a very slight increase in disk space with a note column on each > record. > (Disk space will not be an issue in reality here so thus I do not > consider it > a negative) > >

