[mso] Re: Starting Access Project (naming fields)
- From: Glenda Wells <gwells@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 14:27:55 -0500
Leszynski's convention is terrific. I've modified it a bit to help myself
and my users here by a 3 character definition followed by a field name.
tbl = table
qry = query
frm = form
rpt = report
apn = an append query
mke = a make query resulting in a temporary table
rpt = a query my users can run to see the result set or export to excel for
additional manipulation.
for example:
I might combine 2 tables to get a temporary table for Fee Totals. My query
would be named mkeFeeTotals. The temporary table would be named
tblFeeTotals.
Another query would be based on that table in which I might have math
functions. This result set would be named rptFeeTotals. There is also a
delete query to delete the temporary table data named delFeeTotals.
I usually have a front end form that has a button with a macro that
refreshes the data (runs query mkeFeeTotals which creates tblFeeTotals then
displays rptFeeTotals). After viewing or downloading the data, my users
return to the front end form to click the macro based button named
delFeeTotals which deletes all the data in the temporary table and closes
the database. This ensures no data is left on the server.
My users typically can't access anything except the front-end form with the
buttons and they can't close Access without clicking the button.
Any Access reports I design have the full title such as Fee Total Report
rather than using the naming convention.
This really works for us.
g
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda F. Johnson [mailto:linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 12:44 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Starting Access Project (naming fields)
To add to what Peter said, James wrote an article for ABC on Leszynski's
naming conventions that's really helpful in understanding this....I'd
recommend you read it, Pam:
http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc2/v9/james9.htm
I'm snowed in here and have nothing to do, so I'm having fun following this
thread and playing around in Access.
KAY...I hope you are reading this (Kay asked me in class last nite, what
happens if you put spaces in field names and I wasn't real sure....I just
knew you shouldn't....now I see that it really comes into play when VBA
steps in...thanks Peter)
Linda
Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers
Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com
FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Peter Chiavaro
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 12:19 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Starting Access Project (naming fields)
Good Morning Pam,
The advise of James La Borde in his previous post should be followed to the
"T". Of course you are one tiny step ahead since you've already put together
your first table.
To summarize Jame's post. You should always DRAW your database design on
paper before you start. That is the absolute first thing you need to do.
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