Re: Mr. Stuckle and Mr. Miller - explain normalisation with an example [message #185297 is a reply to message #185290] |
Mon, 17 March 2014 03:54 |
Geoff Muldoon
Messages: 19 Registered: July 2011
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noreply(at)example(dot)com says...
>>> The table I have now consists of the following columns.
>>> songid,hits, title, author, license.
>>> Please explain how this data should be normalised.
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>> Why do you have BOTH the songid and the (presumably song) title, when it
>> would be prefereable to have a "Songs" table separate to the one
>> recording the (presumably web-click) "hits"?
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>> Is it feasible for a song (for a particular author/artist) to be the
>> subject of more than one "license", e.g. released on different
>> compilation ablums through different companies?
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>> GM
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> Yes it can be.
> There have been a few cases of same titles by different authors.
> One that cames to mind is "Little Sister" sung by Elvis and another totally
> different as sung by Connie Stevens.
> It is the author who signs with a licensing agent, not the artist.
And you have both the songid and the title in the table for ... ??
GM
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