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Re: Suggestions for naming conventions

From: Andreas Necker <Andreas.Necker_at_isb-ag.de>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 13:23:07 +0200
Message-ID: <3AE6B39B.F737C1FE@isb-ag.de>

hi,

xmark.powell_at_eds.com.x wrote:
>
> Column names:
> 3) Do not prefix the column names with a table name abbreviation.
> This is unnecessary as columns can/will be identified in the SQL
> with table name
> lables
>
> SQL:
> 2) Label every table_name in the from clause of a join and prefix
> every column name occurrance in the SQL with the label
>

if you prefix every column of a table you don't have to think about meaningfull labels when you are writing a statement and the 'table labels' are all the same in the different statements of your developers.
(columns of the ACCOUNT table begin with ACC_ and not with A. or T5. or QWER. or ...)

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Received on Wed Apr 25 2001 - 06:23:07 CDT

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