1. Module 6 ICT
Using Naming Conventions
Using naming conventions will make your database easier to create and maintain and
could earn you extra marks in your project. Below shows a list of Leszynskil/Reddick
naming conventions:
Object Naming Convention
Example: tblClient
Table tbl
Query qry
Form frm
Report Rpt
Macro mcr
Table (lookup) tlkp
Query (select) qry
Query (append) qapp
Query (crosstab) qxtb
Query (delete) qdel
Query (update) qupd
Form (menu) fmnu
Form (message) fmsg
Form (subform) fsub
Macro (menu) mmnu
A comprehensive list can be found in ‘Successful ICT Projects in Access’, P. M.
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Mrs N Neal 7/4/2012