Re: Generalised approach to storing address details

> perhaps the experts should show some concern for making such access and use available through interfaces (like hierarchical) that are more intuitive to non-experts ...

A tree interface can make it easy to browse through hierarchal data like the dbd example which models a 3 bedroom house. The master bedroom is 25x30 and has biege Dupont carpet that was installed 1/1/2000. The second bedroom is 12x15 and has pink and purple carpet. The third bedroom is 12x15 and has hardwood flooring that was installed 1/2/1990 and needs resurfacing. The house has 3 bathrooms. The master bathroom has brass finished Moen faucets. The second is a hall bathroom and the third a half bathroom. The house has a 2-car attached garage. The house has 2 fireplaces, the first is made of brick and its hearth is made of stone. The second fireplace is made of stone and its hearth is made of stone also. The 15x20 kitchen has cork flooring and the following appliances: a white Maytag dishwasher, an Amana electric range, and a Sears side-by-side fridge.

If someone would like to enter the above or any of the below dbd examples in an RMDB, we can make some comparisons of both manual navigation and high-level queries.

Real Estate Listing
www.dbfordummies.com/Example/Ex117.asp

Computer System Configurations
www.dbfordummies.com/Example/Ex123.asp

Judges and Courthouses
www.dbfordummies.com/Example/Ex012.asp Received on Wed Dec 13 2006 - 06:39:01 CET