Arthur Fuller
artful at rogers.com
Sun Jun 26 11:15:27 CDT 2005
I agree 100% and go one step further: enforce them in the Back End not the Front End, and enforce RI wherever you can. Don't quit until you nuke all the rows in all the tables that prevent 100% enforcement of RI. Arthur -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W. Colby Sent: June 23, 2005 2:29 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: RE: [AccessD] Field Naming ( Just once I want to be ahead of JC ) Absolutely should. If a relationship exists, and you care about referential integrity, the database engine should enforce it where possible. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com