Re: [HACKERS] Re: [QUESTIONS] Arrays (inserting and removing)

On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:

> > Actually, I use them quite extensively...I have several WWW-based
> > search directories that are searched with:
> >
> > select oid,<fields> from <table> where <search conditions>;
> >
> > That display minimal data to the browser, and then if someone
> > wants more detailed information, I just do:
> >
> > select * from <table> where oid = '';
>
> But really there should be a proper key on this database. I think that
> that's what Karl was getting at. If you need a unique ID number then
> you should really create one and make it a unique index on the table.
>

This stuff was all built "pre unique index"...and we all know what
its like to go in and "Rebuild" something that is already working :(