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From: Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz>
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Subject: Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list
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Nick the Gr33k wrote:
> I just want a mysql column type that can be eligible to store an array 
> of elements, a list that is, no need for having a seperate extra table 
> for that if we can have a column that can store a list of values.

Relational database systems typically don't provide any
such type, because it's not the recommended way of storing
that kind of data in a relational database.

The recommended way is to use a secondary table, as has
been pointed out.

You're making things difficult for yourself by refusing
to consider that solution.

-- 
Greg