[mso] Re: Access 2002 normalizing a database
- From: Cathy.Evans@xxxxxxxxx
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- Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 11:10:49 -0500
Thanks, I sure wish I'd known about normalization earlier, but . . . I'm
not looking back, just ahead to better databases! Glad the link helped.
Cathy
"Glenda Wells"
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OMG! this is the BEST stash of information I've ever seen! THANKS
Cathy. /g
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From: Cathy.Evans@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:Cathy.Evans@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 10:49 AM
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Subject: [mso] Re: Access 2002 normalizing a database
Suzanne, your subject about normalizing a database intrigued me cause I
have just gone through this myself in two ways. One was I had to build
a whole new database and remembered having read some things on
normalization so I started the new database according to proper
normalization rules (with alot of help from below link). It worked out
so well and was so easy to build forms and reports around that I wanted
to go back and normalize my existing databases, cause I was beginning to
see I had way too much repeating data, I did not have IDs set up right
and it was no wonder my forms and queries were so hard to work out.
Normalizing my existing database is proving to be far more difficult
than building a whole new database, but I'm convinced it is worth it.
Not only for the knowledge of learning how to do it, but for the
database itself, for efficiency, data integrity, reducing database bloat
. . . . and so on.
That being said, if you are wanting a good link to normalization
articles and how to's, here is one that has been very helpful to me.
I'm hoping this will enhance the great help Glenda has provided in
getting your queries set up to split the data. You have exactly the
right idea with the tables and it should be a big help! If I hadn't
just been through it and measured the benefits, I wouldn't have known
how important it is. hth, Cathy
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