>>>>> "Ron" == Ron <ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx> writes: Ron> Arrays are -- by definition -- not atomic, and so they Ron> fundamentally break the model that relational databases are Ron> founded upon. If you want to be a good database designer, don't Ron> use arrays. "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is." Sometimes a good database designer has to tell the theoreticians where to get off, and do something more pragmatic. -- Andrew (irc:RhodiumToad)