[Zope] trees, SQL and ODB's

Chris Withers chrisw@nipltd.com
Sun, 9 Sep 2001 19:15:53 +0100


> I have a database of entries that have a category. Categories can be
nested.
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>     a. I'm using a SQL database to store my categories (each has a
> category_id and category_parent_id )

I have a little rule of thumb that if your data is tabular, stick it in a
RDB, if it's tree-like, stick it in an ODB.

cheers,

Chris