Andrew Dixon wrote: > > No. They have no other database at the the moment. At the moment all > the data is keep in a strange series of Excel sheets which has become > unmanageable (I'm attempting to decipher at the moment). The reason I > asked the question was because in a recent meeting with them one of > them asked if there was a standard naming convention we could use, you > know what government people are like, love their standards and > conventions!!!
What is supposed to be stored in the database? There might be some standard that deals specifically with the type of information you have to work with. For instance, OASIS has compiled a nice list of different address information standards: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/176/na_initiatives.pdf There are other lists for other types of information. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:181840 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
