On May 2, 2007, at 23:36 , Naz Gassiep wrote:
> I don't
> know why you'd ever use your second option ever, as it virtually
> guarantees problems at a random point in your DB's growth.
There may be cases where the values are not all positive so you can't
use the -1 * technique, but the offset will work. It depends on the
nature of your data. One size doesn't necessarily fit all.
Michael Glaesemann
grzm seespotcode net