H Jeremy! > > tblNews > > intpkNewsID > > intfkUsersID > > datPosted > > varSubject > > txtContent > > blnBoolean > > Wow, that's rather cluttered. I'd rather use a readable standard. > Won't it be a bit strange when you run SHOW TABLES and you get a bunch > things back all that being with "tbl"?
So make them easier to read such as tbl_news and bln_boolean. Or shorten it a little with tb_news and tx_content. It's not as weird as you think. If you get back a column of stuff all prefixed with tbl_ your eye will simply slide over it and ignore it. The table that is returned -without- a tbl_, or the one with the thl_ typo will stand out like a sore thumb as an obvious error and maybe even help fix whatever problem you're troubleshooting. > When you program, do you prefix every variable name with "var"? Every > function name with "func"? Every macro with "mac"? Vars, no, because there are more of them than anyting else. The word that -doesn't- have a prefix is a var. :) But everything else, yes. Because even though it's clear in my head 'now' what I'm doing, I *know* that six months down the road when I look at it again I won't remember -anything!- LOL! Been there done that waaaay too many times to not plan ahead for brain-fade. > Do the filenames on your computer all begin with "file" and folders > "fldr"? No, because I have no files on my computer that aren't files, and I have no subdirectories that don't have a 'd' at the top of the line. :) But I don't have any perl scripts that aren't *.pl or SSI includes that aren't *.inc. The point of all this is to make it it easier to read -later-. A tbl_ is clearly a table and a b_ is clearly a boolean without having to think about it or 'remember' or look it up elsewhere. Such as 'I need to test this variable but is it a boolean or a text, now I gotta go find where it's defined.' Writing code is easy. Today. Troubleshooting an obscure error months later, or modifying things to add a new feature is -work-. :) A little up front efort -will- help further down the line. Have a :) day! -- jim barchuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
