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

[Barry Von Ahsen]

Claus wrote:
> 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.

yes, you should have a last name with a space.  my names:
Barry Von Ahsen (cannonical)
Barry Vonahsen
Von Ahsen Barry
Von Barry Ahsen
Von Barry
Barry Von
....etc.  Don't forget to add misspellings to this list as well.

For at least 2 semesters, my official name with the ISU registrar was
Ahsen Barry Von (first, middle, last).  Good stuff.

As for the original topic, I think you can name a child any thing, so 
long as it has >1024 characters.  Then you can cause havoc with all 
kinds of applications :)

-barry




> 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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