> -----Original Message----- > From: Ashley Sheridan [mailto:ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 4:14 AM > To: Andrew Ballard > Cc: Boyd, Todd M.; PHP General list > Subject: Re: Re: How important is your Express or Web > Editiondatabase? Please weigh in-- > > I absolutely love enum datatypes; they allow you to use string values > but internally stores them as numbers, and prevents the wrong data from > being inserted. Much simpler than joining extra tables of values onto > it. > > As for mssql server, well, it's a bit of a hate/accept relationship. > I'm > forced to use it at work, and the Enterprise Manager tools we use to > deal with it are slow and clumsy, and often do the strangest things. > I'm > generally not a fan of Windows much now, as I have seen what open > source > alternatives can really do. You shouldn't blame the program on the operating system. :) // Todd -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
