> From: Andrew Dixon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I'm just starting a major project for a government client and > the first job is to design the database. Is there any > recongnised convention on the naming of database fields. In > the past I have always named them [table_name_field_name] for > example: projects_id where the table is called 'projects' and > the field is called 'id'.
I tend to go with the following: For example: Table: APPLICATION_USER Field (primary key): APPLICATION_USER_ID Additional Fields: FIRST_NAME MIDDLE_NAME LAST_NAME EMAIL_ADDRESS ADDRESS1 ADDRESS2 Etc... Michael T. Tangorre ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:181821 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
