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Name Fields?

The name field can be further broken down into FirstName, MiddleInitial, and LastName. Why would we want to break out a FullName into three separate fields?
Jul 5 '10 #1
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nico5038
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Homework ?

Just check some normalisation article on the web to see the reasons (there are at least 2) to use such a breakdown.

Nic;o)
Jul 5 '10 #2
NeoPa
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Here's a place to start (Normalisation and Table structures) :)

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Jul 5 '10 #3
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