[AccessD] The Famous Bound/Unbound Debate

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Mon Sep 13 17:52:37 CDT 2010


According to you I was.   Your description of the second method  was ONLY about the table 
structure, not the way the user interface was implemented :-)

-- 
Stuart

On 13 Sep 2010 at 17:29, Drew Wutka wrote:

> You weren't really using the second method.  
> 
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> > 
> > In a bound method, that memo field would be just that, one field, in
> > a table.  So as notes are 'added' to a ticket, you are modifying one
> > field, in one record.
> > 
> > In an unbound method, that memo field would be a separate table,
> > with an ID field linking back to the original table.  Each entry
> > would be timestamped (and stamped with the creator of the record). 
> > You wouldn't edit a 'comment', simply add a new entry.
> > 
> > There are pros and cons to both methods.




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