Re: The better and more efficient way to store datetime data.

2004-11-24 Thread Mark Papadakis
Hello, If you aim for for absolute control over the storage (the fileystem nature is the limit), and speed, do not use an SQL system. Of course, you would have to face all the trouble of writing your own mini-engine/subsystem for the job. It all comes down to what your needs are and how much time

The better and more efficient way to store datetime data.

2004-11-24 Thread Jose Antonio
I need to store huge data series using MySQL with InnoDB as storage engine. The data type of the parameters can be double, float, int, smallint, mediumint, tinyint So, I've thought to store them in the following way: Table Parameter: Parameter ID - small int Parameter Name - varchar(8) Parame