[TriLUG] OT: Opinion Poll: Database design

[Frye, Matthew]

> Brian Henning wrote:
> 
> > Howdy Folks,
> >   Just wondering what people's opinions are on the following topic:
> > a) One table with copious fields
> > -vs-
> > b) Multiple tables with fewer fields each, linked somehow

Scott said:

> If a single column of the table will be used as the search 
> field, e.g. 
> customer number, a single table is not such a bad idea.  The 
> column can 
> be used as the index, and access will remain fairly efficient.
> 
> If two or more columns will be used this way, it's a better 
> idea to look 
> for a logical way to divide the table so that the two tables can be 
> indexed individually if possible.
> 

It is for this specific reason that I prefer multiple tables.  I like to at
least have the option of indexing different sets of data.

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