Hi Thadeus, I do not understand what you mean with
> Web2py is actually guilty of performing this same operation, however instead > of commas, we use the pipe char '|' where does this kind of thing happen with web2py? Could you please specify what exactly are you writing about here? Does this mean the web2py database abstraction layer produces this kind of hackery instead of intersection tables on a many-2-many relation? Of course I will check this out for myself sometime this week maybe... I can not believe it! >From (not only) my POV this kind of "trick" brings many problems... one of the problems is that it is nearly impossible to access the data with standard reporting tools, frameworks, database management software... I think it is a good think not to hide data behind a "trick". > Is it possible for you to run an update query on the table, and wrap every > record with a beginning and ending comma? No, it is not possible atm to change anything. The original developers also had the idea of using a "trick", and if I change anything the original application will break. Yes, I can copy the database, but I am not asking for a workaround here, I would like to know if there is a good way to handle this kind of problem with web2py. I am also researching this for other frameworks. Thank you very much for your attention!
