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2009 May 07
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what database field type should i use ??
in a database table if there is a field which has a certain set of fixed values. for example staus => {Single, Married, Divorced } OR state => {California, Albama, Olaska ...} so what should be preferred way out of the following for storing the values 1. Keep the field as "string(Rails)" VARCHAR(MySQL) itself ....and while showing the field just show the field value. 2. Keep the field internally as a code like {:california => 01, :albama =&g...