[Dbix-class] more newbie questions

[Nigel Metheringham]

On 28 Feb 2008, at 10:35, Dermot wrote:
> That does Nigel thanx. In the DB I am trying to design I can see  
> lots of 1:M relationships but I can't see a case for using a join  
> table. That's leading to me thinking that I am doing something wrong.


1:M doesn't need an additional table - M:M does.

Sometimes the link table may be disguised because its a useful entity  
in its own right...  ie it contains additional info with the  
relationship.

	Nigel.

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