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Posted by Larry in Honolulu on 01/31/07 00:32
In article <epo96604v6@drn.newsguy.com>, Tom <tom@to.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:46:08 GMT, Larry in Honolulu wrote...
>A SQL database is meant to store data so it's probably worth keeping the
>information in a clean format so PHP, Perl, or other languages can access and
>make use of the information. If you store them individually you can define the
>values as integers, rather than rigging a text string that has to be
> manipulated
>later. I'd rather have SQL do the work for me, and simply add, edit, or delete
>the information. It would seem like more work in the long run to work with a
>string of numbers, than setting up the table columns once and creating a
>function to add or update the table.
>
>Tom
Short, sweet, and to the point. Thanks much Tom.
Larry L
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