[AccessD] RE: Match the spouse

I wouldn't worry about matching the spouses. In this day and age, you have
ex-spouses, unmarried parents, same sex - unmarried parents and/or legal
guardians (Aunt, Uncle, Grandparent...)

Instead create a junction table for a many to many relationship.

tblEmployee
EmployeeID
EmployeeName
(more fields here)

tblChildren
ChildID
ChildName
(more fields here)

tblEmpChildJunct
EmpChildID (PK)
EmployeeID (FK)
ChildID (FK)

By doing it this way, a quick query can always find one or more employees
related to that child.

HTH
David McAfee

-----Original Message-----
From: Microsoft Access Database Discussion List
[mailto:ACCESS-L at PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM]On Behalf Of Ervin Brindza
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 4:40 AM
To: ACCESS-L at PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
Subject: Match the spouse


Cross posted
Hi,
I have to modify the design of my human resources database (workers in the
factory) to add a feature to match the spouse if the spouse works here too.
And it would be great too to avoid duplicationg the kids records, which are
in separate table in one to many relation with the main table.
Are there any suggestions?
Many TIA,
        Ervin

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