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

Susan Harkins ssharkins at gmail.com
Tue Apr 28 17:35:00 CDT 2015


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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