you mention about overhead, i am working with SQL in the web development enviroment.

i use very small tables smallest 2 rows upto say 20 rows to allow dynamic updating of drop down/lists within the web site [this puts the power of the intranet content in the approprate users hands]. (i hope all unstander what i am doing). The use of indexing (i belive) is not so valid within this situation, due to the overhead one the system.

If i am incorrect in my assumption please can someone correct me (so i can improve my work)