Re: A Database within a Database?

[Barry Galbraith]

>no need for the DB to call any huge tables that have developed after years of usage.

Size of a table if not as important as having useful indexing on the table. Data retrieval can be instantaneous if the database knows where to look by using an index.

A Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is really good at doing related data.
If you just want a list of stuff, then perhaps a spreadsheet is the right tool to use.
RDBMS != Spreadheet.
They might look similar, but only because they both use tables. They function very differently.

Here's a good description of how to design a database.
http://www.artfulsoftware.com/dbdesignbasics.html

Good luck,
Barry.