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From: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
Organization: Aglio Database Solutions
To: "Rudi Starcevic" <rudi@oasis.net.au>, pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Database design - AGAIN
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:21:17 -0700
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Rudi,

> I'll be using smaller tables with appropriate join tables and PHP.
> Just for interests sake I'll be using Dia to plan the schema.
> I prefer to use the UML drawing tools instead of the ER ones.

<grin>  I still use a simple flowcharting program to plan my databases.  Never 
saw the value in UML, mainly because of the confusing terminology.

But if it works for you, go for it.

-- 
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco