[Cialug] OT, big time. If you named your child NUL

[Claus]

No, naming a child Null wouldn't (shouldn't) cause any problems in 
application that use some kind of database.  Of course Dave Weis' 
suggestion of using special character would cause trouble.  Besides how 
would you pronounce that.

Working at the university and having to deal with names in databases I 
did encounter lots of weird things.  People without a first name doesn't 
seem to be uncommon.  Some of these even have a middle name.  Then there 
can be spaces in last or first names and who knows what.

Germany is quite more restrictive with names.  First names have to be 
approved.  You can't just name your kid "toilette" instead the 
government is protecting the child since such a name could harm the 
child.  Also first names must identify gender.  So you can't name your 
son Jennie.  Maria is a special case.  This name can be given to a male 
as well (mostly in conjunction with another first name).  There always 
has to be an exception to make things screwy.

On 1/11/2005 12:13 PM, Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> If you had a child, (an maybe you were missing a few marbles) and you named
> your child Nul.  Would you mess up databases like the IRS DMV or . ..?
> would you have to name them nul or null to cause the most problems?  
> 
> Is it worse than a boy named Sue?
> 
> Thanks for playing.
> 
> -Nate
> 
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