Beginning SQL

Now that you know what you want to store, the next step is to divide the data logically to get some idea
of your table structure.
Dividing Data Logically
For now, don’t worry about table names, column names, or data types; rather, just get a rough idea of
what table structure you want to use.
In a first attempt, you might decide to just lump the whole lot into one huge table, including the following
information:
❑ Full name
❑ Date of birth
❑ Address
❑ Email address
❑ Date member joined club
❑ Meeting date
❑ Location
❑ Whether member attended meeting
Introduction to SQL
If you were to use the preceding example data, your records could look like the following table:
Date of Date of Meeting Did Member
Name Birth Address Email Joining Date Location Attend?
Martin Feb 27, 1 The Avenue, martin@some. Jan 10, Mar 30, Lower West Y
1972 NY com 2005 2005 Side, NY
Jane Dec 12, 33 Some Road, Jane@server. Jan 12, Mar 30, Lower West N
1967 Washington net 2005 2005 Side, NY
Kim May 22, 19 The Road, kim@mail. Jan 23, Mar 30, Lower West
1980 New Townsville com 2005 2005 Side, NY Y
Seems like a reasonable start. However, you do have one problem: How do you store details of more
than one meeting? One option would be to simply create a new record for each meeting, something akin
to the following table:
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