Re: Naming Convention for Columns

From: Alvin Sylvain <alvin_at_NO.JUNK>
Date: 1998/03/12
Message-ID: <01bd4df8$6dc61c50$8487d9cf@rana>#1/1

Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za> wrote in article <6e2mq3$loa$1_at_hermes.is.co.za>...
> Jim wrote in message <6e0rmf$1216$1_at_ausnews.austin.ibm.com>...
> > My .02 is is to make columns all uppercase. No underscores.
> > No confusion. Never.
>
> I use numbers, first column is C1, second column C2 etc. Tables are
T1, T2,
> .. and stored proc are of course P1, P2 and so on.

Hey, I can do you one better than that:

Start *EVERYTHING* with the *SAME* letter, and follow it with a perfectly *RANDOM* number!

I mean, look what you've got here: "C3". Right away, I know it's COLUMN THREE!! Ah HAH!!

Now, look at "A83410".

You don't know DIDDLY squat about *this* name!!

>;-) Received on Thu Mar 12 1998 - 00:00:00 CST