>>I blame the practice on Access database users.<<

Poor, maligned Access users! 🙂

I came to SQL Server via Access, but I *never* used spaces in names.

On the other hand, I've inherited more than one SQL Server database that never existed other than in SQL Server but where the developer used spaces and all kinds of other no-no's.

In Access, I always use "camel-case", e.g., UniqueNameForTable, and continue this practice in SQL Server. My pinkie hates jumping to the underscore character, so whenever I have a say in things, I don't use underscores in any object names.

My own biased opinion... I think using underscores to break up a name is a bad habit left over from older systems that don't preserve case, such as the "O" word...

Best regards,

SteveR