Database patterns

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Patterns

about

The about tables contain database meta data.

lookup

The lookup tables contain hard-coded reference data.

A lookup table must contain a 'a_{name}_enum' column which identifies a row. The 'a_{name}_enum' column is usually be a DBT_UINT8.

If an optional 'a_{name}_char' column exists it must be of type DBT_ASCII_CHAR_BIN. The PHPBOM library will use lowercase char codes and applications can use uppercase char codes.

If you're extending a PHPBOM lookup table you should code from the max enum down.