Bob Pawley schrieb:
> Our application will be dispersed amongst many users.
>
> I want to keep the datbase as generic as possible.
>
you can "disperse" custom datatypes as well.
If this isnt an option, I'd go for a true relational
approach with a units table and your main table
(value,min,max,unit_id) as real columns.
Regards
Tino
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