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Re: Insert a record

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>> Do not use repeating fields. They are hammer and chisel technology, and
>> break first normal form.
>
> There is nothing remotely relational about this application.


There would be if the data dumped into repeat fields was structured into 
a related table as it should be. Bad technique, is bad technique. It 
doesn't matter how simple the database is.

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