Re: Bad idea?

From: B. Hawes <bhawes_at_satx.rr.com>
Date: 9 Jul 2002 08:23:43 -0700
Message-ID: <d478259.0207090723.f63d92b_at_posting.google.com>


"Stu" <smcgouga_at_yaho.com_> wrote in message news:<1026132729.20232.0.nnrp-12.c2de0ffb_at_news.demon.co.uk>...
> Does anybody else do this? Is it crazy?

  Yes others do this, crazy is as crazy does :) [ie it depends]

> >
> > 100 is probably closer to 10-20 when i
> > think about it! 10-20 pick lists/combos does not sound very much but if
> > you compare it to my main entities, of which i have 3 or 4.....
> >

   There's the hidden problem you have to deal with, it becomes your responsibility figure out the best way to maintain referential integrity between your pick list values and the values in your main 3 or 4 entities. maybe an issue, maybe not... document it well, 5 years from now no one will remember what's related to what.

-bjh Received on Tue Jul 09 2002 - 17:23:43 CEST

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