tedd wrote: > Hi gang: > > I need some fog removed. > > I have a problem where I have an unlimited number of tutors teaching an > unlimited number of courses. When I call upon a tutor, I want to see all > the courses they teach. > > In my old days, I would just set up a linked list of courses and attach > it to the tutor (another linked list). As a tutor adds courses, I would > just add the course to the end of the linked list. If the tutor deletes > a course, then I would remove it from the list by changing a single > pointer. If I needed a list of all the courses the tutor taught, I would > just run down the linked list pulling them out as needed. > > But now I have to think in terms of records in a database. I'll > eventually figure it out, but what are your suggestions/solutions? > > I understand that I can have one record set up for each tutor, and > another record set up for each course, and then tie the two together by > another record like an assignment. That way I can have as many > assignments as I want tying courses to tutors. > > It that the way you guys would do it? > > Thanks, > > tedd As others have said, that's how I always do it. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
