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rohans
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2004-10-08 : 16:49:51
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| Hello all, i was wondering if it is better to have a table with 4 colums and many rows OR 28 columns and fewer rows. Which is handled better by SQL server and easier to maintain?Thank youAll help appreciated. |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2004-10-08 : 16:57:59
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| Skinny and tall is better. So fewer columns with lots of data.Tara |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2004-10-08 : 16:58:39
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well it depend on what kind of data you hold... follow the rules of normalization.what do you want to do?Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  |
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columns versus rows