> Hi there.
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> Nicholas James Pitt
>> Hopefully I have
>> described that clearly.
Well: for the first round in a consultancy it's not an awful start, but
there is a heap more information needed. Incidentally, if this is your
business, do you really want to run it on a database hacked together by
people who don't know what you are talking about? It might just pay you to
get some (paid) professional advice (and no I'm not offering :-) ).
>> Can anyone suggest a suitable table setup that would allow for this
>> scenario please?
From the description, you are probably looking at tables like this:
Pictures
(PictureID, Title, Description, PaintedBy, HeadlineValue)
Artists
(Initials, FullName, Address, LinkToCV)
Galleries
(GalleryCode, FullName, Address, OwnerName, CreditLimit)
Placings
(PictureID, GalleryCode, SentOutDate, ReturnedOrSoldDate)
Sales
(PictureID, SoldTo, InvoiceNumber, AgreedPrice)
Invoices
(InvoiceNumber, GalleryCode, DateSent, FirstReminder)
Payments
(InvoiceNumber, DateRcvd, Amount)
but bear in mind that I don't know what you are talking about either!
B Wishes
Tim F
Nicholas James Pitt - 30 Jun 2004 12:48 GMT
Thanks, that gives me something to work from.
Regards.
Nick