Re: Improper naming convections?
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texte = Larry Hewitt wrote: > We have had to be careful here... we have had intermittent problems in > the past so we have worked out consistent naming rules. > > Typically we use "cat_sort" for category sort; or "srt" instead of "sort" > > Lately we have shifted to some strict naming conventions, ala Cob and > normalization level 3: > ID - table_id for establishing relationships > table_code - for non-foreign key lookup values > table_sort - for sort values, etc. > > To keep names shorter, we do truncate come fo the tbales: > > "CAND" for "CANDIDATES", etc. > > Larry Thanks Larry, I whole heartedly agree on the importance of naming convections... I use a strict system myself but won't go into the details (as everyone has their way I'm sure). This was client code and I just wanted to make sure there wasn't going to be a problem. Cheers, Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <-Graphic Design, and Pre-Press Consultation -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Larry Hewitt wrote: > We have had to be careful here... we have had intermittent problems in > the past so we have worked out consistent naming rules. > > Typically we use "cat_sort" for category sort; or "srt" instead of "sort" > > Lately we have shifted to some strict naming conventions, ala Cob and > normalization level 3: > ID - table_id for establishing relationships > table_code - for non-foreign key lookup values > table_sort - for sort values, etc. > > To keep names shorter, we do truncate come fo the tbales: > > "CAND" for "CANDIDATES", etc. > > Larry Thanks Larry, I whole heartedly agree on the importance of naming convections... I use a strict system myself but won't go into the details (as everyone has their way I'm sure). This was client code and I just wanted to make sure there wasn't going to be a problem. Cheers, Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <-Graphic Design, and Pre-Press Consultation -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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