# \#strategy

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## [Field Names with leading underscore characters](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/field-names-with-leading-underscore-characters/635)

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**Author:** [@tonywhitelive](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/tonywhitelive)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/field-names-with-leading-underscore-characters/635 "2020-09-28T21:41:08Z")

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The use of leading underscore for key fields was recommended in the FileMaker Development Conventions paper published by FMI (see page 22). (This recommendation was made, in part, because a leading underscore cause…