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SidewaysFish
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 Posted - 2007-09-16 : 13:02:00
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| I am trying to plan out a database that will have users and comments on those users. How should I structure this? Should each comment be attached to the user it describes or should each user have a list of the comments that describe it? |
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SwePeso
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SidewaysFish
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Posted - 2007-09-16 : 15:04:09
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| Thanks Peso.So each User is going to have a list of comments.What does this look like in sql structure? Is there a way to embed a list, array, or another table within a table? There must be a 'usual' way to do this, right? |
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SwePeso
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Posted - 2007-09-16 : 15:33:06
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One table with users.One table with comments which includes a foreign key to users table.
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SidewaysFish
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Posted - 2007-09-16 : 15:51:53
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| Ok, I get it. So to load a User's page, I would do something like (just learning sql):SELECT * FROM Comments WHERE UserID = mID? |
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SwePeso
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Posted - 2007-09-16 : 15:53:46
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Yes, that's the general idea.
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How do I set up User comments