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On Thu, 12 Sep 2024, David G. Johnston wrote:

> Read up on “many-to-many” data models. In SQL they involve a linking
> table, one row per bidirectional edge, in addition to the two node tables.

David,

Thanks very much. I knew about those a long time ago but haven't needed them
in a long time so I forgot about them. Will re-learn.

Much appreciated,

Rich