[thelist] Smart DB Development (request)

[deke]

On 11 Jul 2001, at 20:00, Warrick Wilson (Avignon Reg'd posted a message which said:

> I must admit, I've never run across a system where FirstName fields were
> allowed to be NULL...  Interesting thought, as I'm designing a database
> right now that will eventually require name information.

Be sure to design your system so that *last* name can be NULL, 
or Cher, Sting, and Roseanne will patronize your competitors.

deke

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