Design question: Using Array datatypes

From: "Mr(dot) Tomcat" <tomcat(at)mobile(dot)mp>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Design question: Using Array datatypes
Date: 2002-09-24 04:14:32
Message-ID: 1032840872.11707.1087.camel@mobile
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I noticed that PG supports arrays. I noticed also that one of the rules
of DB normalization is "no repeating fields". It seems like using
arrays would violate that. I have a particular need that would benefit
from using arrays. There will be no need to search elements in the
array, so it seems like a good place to use it. What are opinions on
array usage? Is it a horrible misfeature, never to be used, or is it
the right way to go in some situations? I have never used arrays in a
db design.

Thanks for an opinions on this.

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