Table design - unknown number of column

From: Richard Ollier <r(dot)ollier(at)tequila(dot)co(dot)jp>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Table design - unknown number of column
Date: 2006-11-09 08:34:31
Message-ID: 4552E817.9050801@tequila.co.jp
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Hello,

For a project I have a table containing products and flags.
The columns of this table are of 2 kinds :
- Not null data (id, column1, column2)
- Flags (100 different flags set to 1 or 0)

Over the time the number of flag will increase from 100 to 200 or more.

So I have 2 choices :
- Use a unique table and redesign this table and my application each
time I need to add a flag

- Split this table in 2 tables : a table containing the Not null data
and a table containing 3 columns (id, flag_name, flag_value). But in
this case how can I do a select where (flag_a=1 and flag_c=0 and
flag_k=1...) ? I would like to have 200 or more joins on the main table.

What would be the cleanest and most recommended solution ?

Thanks a lot for your help

Richard

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