Re: When does one put data into a separate table?

"David Cressey" <david.cressey_at_earthlink.net> wrote:

>Let me start with Language2 and Language3.
>
>What is the meaning of these two columns? In particular, do they mean the
>same thing? If one person has the code for "Spanish" in Language2, and the
>code for "French" in Language3, while another person has the same two codes,
>permuted, does that carry the same message?
>
>If the answer is "yes" then it's already time to normalize the design, by
>combining those two columns into one column, and putting that new column in
>a separate table.
>
>If the answer is "no" then I'd like to know what the difference in meaning
>of Language2 and Language3 is, given that they refer to the same master set.
>
>More details later, if desired.

Good explanation which I had already understood, but this has really crystallised it in my mind. I think Marshall put it succinctly, the Golden Number is 1!!!

p.s. did you look at Firebird?

Paul...

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