I really cannot afford seperate columns, as the description will contain more than just CPU and MHZ. My plan is to use only ONE table for CPU, RAM, HD, Monitor, case, NIC, MB, and videocard.

Then each of those gets their own column, too. You've got to believe me. Make sparing use of PostgreSQL's array capabilities, because you're missing the point of relational databases if you use them too much.

If you want to discuss this more, email me at beppu@lineo.com. Meanwhile, I suggest you check out SQL for Web Nerds over at ArsDigita. It's a very nice introductory text.

They also have the classic SICP in its entirety over at ArsDigita if you're interested.

In reply to Re: Re: DBD::Pg INSERT enlightenment by beppu
in thread DBD::Pg INSERT enlightenment by penguinfuz

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.