7/20 would be good for me also.<br><br>Vertical tables are like taking a
regular SQL tables (a horizontal database) and turning them on their
side. Columns become entire rows, and rows become groups of rows. By
doing this you can change the schema on the fly.<br>
<br>It's likely something you may have seen before, but under a
different name. Usually worth a look though. Since I first learned about
it, it has greatly helped how I think about databases.<br><br><br clear="all">-Mike Frager<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Randal L. Schwartz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:merlyn@stonehenge.com">merlyn@stonehenge.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
>>>>> "Mike" == Mike Frager <<a href="mailto:mfrager@gmail.com">mfrager@gmail.com</a>> writes:<br>
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Mike> I'm interested in going to this months meeting if there's going to<br>
Mike> be one!<br>
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I could be at a 7/20 meeting as well.<br>
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Mike> If no one else has anything to present, I have a simple<br>
Mike> presentation on vertical tables I keep up my sleeve that I'd be<br>
Mike> willing to share.<br>
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What are "vertical tables"?<br>
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