Guidelines for Naming DAO Objects

When you name your DAO objects, you must adhere to the following guidelines. Names of DAO objects:

• Can be up to 64 characters long.
  
  
• Can include any combination of letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters except a period (.), an exclamation point (!), an accent grave (`), and brackets ([ ]).
  
  
• Can’t begin with leading spaces.
  
  
• Can’t include control characters (ASCII values 0 through 31).

Although you can include spaces, they can produce naming conflicts in Visual Basic in some circumstances.

When you name an object, it’s a good idea to make sure the name doesn’t duplicate the name of a property or other element used by DAO; otherwise, your database can produce unexpected results.