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could you provide a brief explanation of EAV ? thx Martin ______________________________________________ Disclaimer and confidentiality note Everything in this e-mail and any attachments relates to the official business of Sender. This transmission is of a confidential nature and Sender does not endorse distribution to any party other than intended recipient. Sender does not necessarily endorse content contained within this transmission. > Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:22:14 +0100 > From: sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Need schema design advice > > On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 08:12:40PM +0100, I wrote: > > As always, it's a trade off between what you're optimizing for. If > > you're adding more preference types then go for a EAV style design, if > > you're going to want to add more details about the preferences (this > > does seem to be the common case, which is why most people here stay > > away from EAV designs)[...] > > oops, got distracted and forgot to finish this sentence! > > ...then you're better off with a non-EAV style design. > > > Sam > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. See Now |
