RE: Database layout and query questions...

2003-06-19 Thread Ron Savage
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:34:11 -0500, NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) wrote: Hi Scott We're drifting off-topic, so I'll just give a schema below and then fade away... >Let's say that I have users Mary, Joe, Frank, and Dan. I also have >servers panther, cheetah, jaguar and lion. The data for each >acco

Re: Database layout and query questions...

2003-06-19 Thread Hardy Merrill
I personally think Paul Dubois's book "MySQL" does a good job not only covering all aspects of MySQL installation, setup, and maintenance, but I think it also gives a very good introduction on table design right in Chapter 1 (I have the 1st "MySQL" - I see on Paul's homepage http://www.dubois.ws/pe

RE: Database layout and query questions...

2003-06-18 Thread Michael Ragsdale
>>Thanks again for all the good feedback. If anyone can recommend >>a good book that could help me out on this I would be most >>appreciative. I have some MySQL reference books, but nothing that really >>goes into database design. I am planning on taking some database courses at a local I did

RE: Database layout and query questions...

2003-06-18 Thread Ron Savage
- that's why I suggested you have a look at it. Pity. Table design is one of the few things I find easy. If you live in Melbourne, Australia, drop in! >-Original Message- >From: Ron Savage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 6:05 PM >To: DBI use

RE: Database layout and query questions...

2003-06-18 Thread Sarnowski, Chris
-Original Message- > From: NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 10:11 AM > To: 'Ron Savage'; DBI users > Subject: RE: Database layout and query questions... > > > I have this book, however, it doesn't really

RE: Database layout and query questions...

2003-06-18 Thread NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI)
NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) Subject: RE: Database layout and query questions... Scott, Define your details table to have a column that refers to the server. e.g. Table definition. user_name char(20) server_name char(60) shell etc. etc. Then you have everything in one table and you can

RE: Database layout and query questions...

2003-06-18 Thread NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI)
data insertion, but designing the layout and relationships of the tables is where I am truly lost. Thanks again. -Original Message- From: Ron Savage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 6:05 PM To: DBI users Subject: RE: Database layout and query questions... On Tue, 17 Jun 20

RE: Database layout and query questions...

2003-06-17 Thread Ron Savage
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 15:35:20 -0500, NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) wrote: Hi Scott >Thanks again for all the good feedback. If anyone can recommend a >good book that could help me out on this I would be most >appreciative. I >have some MySQL reference books, but nothing that really goes into >databa

RE: Database layout and query questions...

2003-06-17 Thread NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI)
mean time. -Original Message- From: David N Murray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:21 PM To: NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: Database layout and query questions... Some questions, that might help you answer yours: What's t

Re: Database layout and query questions...

2003-06-10 Thread David N Murray
Some questions, that might help you answer yours: What's the advantage of having a table per user, vs. a 'users' table with one row per user? How many rows do you envision in each user table, and what are their columns? If you are looking to create a per_user table that just contains 'key', 'value