Variable naming conventions commonly used in ASP

Variables in ASP programming, if you follow the following variable naming rules, your code is more feasible, maintainability will be better:

General naming rules
Prefix Variable type example
B or bln Boolean bsuccess
C or cur Currency camount
D or Dbl Double dblquantity
DT or Dat Date and time dtdate
F or Flt Float Fratio
L or LNG Long lmilliseconds
I or int Integer icounter
s or str String sname
A or arr Array ausers ()
O or obj COM Object opipeline


Variable prefix for database object:

Prefix Object Type example
CNN Connection Cnnpubs
RST Recordset rstauthors
CMD Command cmdemployee
FLD Field Fldlastname


Scope-related prefixes:

Prefix description
G_ variables created in Global.asa
M_ variables created in include and ASP files
No prefix non-static variable, or variable in procedure