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  3. August 2004

Re: Numeric vs. alpha keys - reasons

Tim Kredlo wrote:

I am creating a new G/L account master file layout where the unique key will
be a composite field comprised of fields that contain only digits.

The other day a post to the list contained a blurb that indicated it was a
common feeling that numeric keys were undesirable. It said something like:
'I know, I know, numeric keys - bad stuff'. (My apologies to the poster for
poor paraphrasing.)

IIRC, that was "I know, I know, numeric keys in character fields." I forget what list or what thread, though.

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