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Hi<br />
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I want to store and retrieve data. The data represent invoice that has may simple item or complex item. The invoice may have an undetermined number of items.<br />
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E.g.<br />
Invoice 1<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; Item 1<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Item 1.1<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Item 1.1.1<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Item 1.2<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Item 2<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Item 3<br />
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What is the best way to design such data base. I think about recursive table but iam not sure if that's right.<br />
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Thanks.
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Hi

I want to store and retrieve data. The data represent invoice that has may simple item or complex item. The invoice may have an undetermined number of items.

E.g.
Invoice 1
    Item 1
        Item 1.1
            Item 1.1.1
        Item 1.2
     Item 2
     Item 3

What is the best way to design such data base. I think about recursive table but iam not sure if that's right.


Thanks.

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