DB design opinions

[valentina at panamind.com]

I have an interface design where fields can have multiple values, 
usually displayed in a listbox. Currently I use separate tables for the 
fields linked to the main table. An alternate method would be to store 
the values as a delimited list in a VString field in the main table.

I don't have a problem with either method but would like opinions from 
others on how they handle similar situations. Is there a  disadvantage 
to having a high number of tables or does it matter?

Gary