mandog writes
You are (apparently) violating the First Normal Form.

Well, yes and no. I understand well the idea of normalizing databases, and use it when I design my own databases. But I'm not writing a specific application for a specific database - I'm writing a generic application to allow people to edit their own database data, using schema and form elements that they have designed. On the web, this generally flat file, not relational (although I'm working on getting this to work for relational databases).

The standard way that checkboxes work is to allow multiple choices within one field. I'm just trying to allow people to work with this standard. If they know something about database atomicity, then they should design their databases accordingly. :-)

In reply to Re: First Normal Form (was Re: CGI Checkboxes) by michellem
in thread CGI Checkboxes by michellem

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