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Primary Key

From: Jim Anderson <janderson_at_ci.lincoln.ne.us>
Date: 1998/01/06
Message-ID: <34B27718.808C9A10@ci.lincoln.ne.us>#1/1

Is there any problem with using the - character as part of the primary key? We are designing a database with a table that could have a primary key of XX-XX-XXX-XXX-XXX or XXXXXXXXXXXXX. The first form is more readable, but I am curious if anyone has had problems with this.

Thanks,
Jim Anderson Received on Tue Jan 06 1998 - 00:00:00 CST

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