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Customize table names 2 months 2 weeks ago #93125

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Hi guys.
I'm new to this so excuse my ignorance :)

Is it possible to explicitly say what my table name should be in the database before actually creating it? The same question goes for column names :)

For instance if I have a question 'What is you name?' I want to be able to have a column 'Name' in my table where the answer is stored.
Thanks in advance!
Last Edit: 2 months 2 weeks ago by arto78. Reason: Not precise enough
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Customize table names 2 months 2 weeks ago #93132

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why would you need something like that in the database? LS needs to create it's own tables automatically.

However, the results output usually has headers like you require. I assume it is not important to have the columns of the mysql database name, but the output in excel or csv, right?
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Manual (EN) | Question Types | Question Attributes | Workarounds
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Customize table names 2 months 2 weeks ago #93138

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Thanks for the response.

It's mostly for aesthetics.

With the example I gave before the answers are stored in a column called something like 'EXK3X2'.

I am not interested in those columns LS generates by default. Only those that are generated specifically from my questions.
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