Re: Sotirng data in row versus storing the same in column

From: Pablo Sanchez <pablo_at_dev.null>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 14:52:57 -0600
Message-ID: <3ce41a58$1_4@news.teranews.com>

"--CELKO--" <71062.1056_at_compuserve.com> wrote in message news:c0d87ec0.0205161250.295a5a6f_at_posting.google.com...
> >> I will be creating a table with 2 columns containing name of the
> colmn and the other containing value of this column. <<
>
> Don't do this!! It will not work.
>
> Why are so many new programmers trying to write a schema this way?
I
> need to write an article about this ...

This is an OO influence in the DB world.

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Received on Thu May 16 2002 - 15:52:57 CDT