[eluser]lifewithryan[/eluser]
Performance will do you no good if your data is messed up
I see what you're saying about that query, however I still think querying a reference table is cleaner than stuffing a bunch of ID's in one field. How do you index something like that? I think most DBA's would be ill if they uncovered a schema like that. But as I always say...rules can be broken if it means the jobs gonna get done. (I just try not to break them often).