I think the relational theory guys will tell you "singular." Which, I think, is a good idea.
Cary Millsap Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. http://www.hotsos.com Upcoming events: - NCOAUG Training Day, Aug 16 Chicago - Miracle Database Forum, Sep 20-22 Middlefart Denmark - 2003 Hotsos Symposium on OracleR System Performance, Feb 9-12 Dallas -----Original Message----- Chambers Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 9:49 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Many thanks to all for your feedback and advice! As I suspected, naming conventions are really a matter of someone's personal preference, and what's really important is to keep it standard and consistent. One [hopefully] last question: What's the consensus (if there is such a thing) on plural vs. singular table names? Gary Chambers //------------------------------------- // Lucent Technologies GIO/Unix // 4 Robbins Road, Westford, MA 01886 // 978-399-0481 / 888-480-6924 (Pager) // Nothing fancy and nothing Microsoft //------------------------------------- -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Gary Chambers INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Cary Millsap INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
