Database Documentation by InfoDial, Inc.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Naming Conventions
The names we have used throughout this documentation are pretty staightforward. You will need to have a basic understanding of directory structures, and a good working knowledge of HTML. You will also need to be familiar with the design structure of Access databases and the various field types within them.

When you see the word fieldname within this documentation, it refers to whatever name you yourself have given to the fieldname you want referenced within your database.

When you see \path\filename.htm or /path/filename.htm, you need to reference the exact subdirectory and filename you have given to a file or database on your own website. You also need to note whether forward slashes or backslashes are used in the example. A good rule of thumb is that templates always use backslashes, wheras straight files which have no return data embedded into them use forward slashes.

Helpful Tips to Save You Some Grief

While Microsoft proclaims that the use of the space character is legal in filenames, directories, databases, etc., it is never a good idea to use the spacebar in the name of anything. This also includes any character that you have to use the shift key to get to, except for the underline character. Therefore, if you have a table named Customer Data, it would be better to rename it Customer_Data or CustomerData.
High-security type information should go under _root/filename.mdb as opposed to /_root/somedir/filename.mdb. The reason is that there is no access to /_root/, yet outside access could possibly be gained to subdirectories beneath it. Thus, if there was some hole in security, you would want your data to be in an inaccessible area.