MySQL Table Theory Help

[DJ RRebel]

ok ... so it's just a term? I wasn't sure if you meant it was like a performance 'hit', where it would affect overall speeds?

The reason I think it might be better to have a seperate 'download' table, is because it would most likely be not just the link. I would probably want to include start-date and cut-off-date depending on the server, as well as a small interger field to use to associate with various icons for the different servers, and of course the link itself.

The reason I'd want this, particularly start-date, is that I may want to enter a batch at the begining of the week, but to spread server load and have them added over the course of the week without me having to 'toggle' any other switch as the week progressed or be forced to only add them when I wanted them to show.

Is there some particular performance or other reason using a 'hit' to a 0..n relationship table isn't advisable? Besides the obvious fact that it'll take me longer to learn to code ... lol ???

And thanks again CarCdr ... you've been a HUGE help in helping me figure out what to do !!!