RE: Advice wanted on Data Structure

2003-07-31 Thread Jim Smith
> -Original Message- > From: Donald Tyler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30 July 2003 16:42 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Advice wanted on Data Structure > > > I have a question that I hope I can explain well enough: > > I am trying to figure out a data structure for an inventory >

Re: Advice wanted on Data Structure

2003-07-30 Thread Andy Jackman
Donald, I've done this before - it wasn't nice. The best solution I came up with was to store the kits in the item table as though they were items. So the structure is: (Lets call a 'Product' an Item or a Kit depending on the 'prod_type') PRODUCT KIT CONTENTSPRODUCT (as

Re: Advice wanted on Data Structure

2003-07-30 Thread Viorel Dragomir
I try a solution like this. It's kind of a tree [so your warned that this structure will be a waste of time if you have a subkit to a subkit to a... ] KITS kt_id int kt_things. parent_kt_id_fk int constraint fk_KITS foreign key (parent_kt_id_fk) references kits(kt_id) For details consult th