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Thread: Extra fields while database design

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    extra fields while design of tables...

    Is it a good practice to keep some extra columns in the tables giving a room of thought that there might be a reason to use those fields later down the road.
    Just thinking of some performance issues.
    Thanks,
    shankar.

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    Not really, esp. if you are using Oracle8 or a higher version, where you can add columns.

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    I wouldn't personally choose that option. Because I can at any time add and extra column to a table using alter table add. Suppose I don't get to use, I would just be wasting space.

    But the choice is up to the design individual.
    Sam
    Thanx
    Sam



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    If you do not use a column, just drop it. In general, no extra columns are maintained in the schema.

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    Thanks a lot for ur help. I will incorporate the valuable suggestions u gave to me.

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