[AccessD] How to Handle Multiple People with the Same Name

John W. Colby jwcolby at gmail.com
Tue Apr 28 17:45:48 CDT 2015


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John W. Colby

On 4/28/2015 6:35 PM, Susan Harkins wrote:
> Depending on the number of records, even a middle name might not be enough.
> You might want to include a birth date or even the ss# if you're collecting
> those.
>
> Susan H.
>
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 6:15 PM, Jeff <jeff.developer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've always just tried to include a middle name after the first name.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Apr 28, 2015, at 4:54 PM, Dan Waters <df.waters at outlook.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Suppose you are writing a system which sets up profiles for all users.
>> And
>>> you have two users whose names are both Dave Anderson (common in
>>> Minnesota!).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How have you handled this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Then, one Dave Anderson leaves the company, and later another Dave
>> Anderson
>>> is hired.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Now what?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you've dealt with this or just observed a system that works please
>>> respond.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
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