From: paul@see.my.sig.com   
      
   "Charlie"  wrote:   
      
   > Is there a resource for database field naming conventions?   
      
      
   Avoid at all costs using reserved words (either in your target db or   
   others that you may know about). Some dbs allow you to do this by   
   quoting or other mechanisms. Avoid like the plague.   
      
      
   There is of course the underscore versus capitalisation debate - I   
   prefer underscores - SQL standard is not case sensitive.   
      
      
   Paul...   
      
      
   > Jerry   
      
      
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