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Thanks, Vladimir. I haven't looked in the manual but
as I've said, using those things in usernames or table names
is a cruel and unusual practice which should be avoided if possible.
On 12/15/2003 12:04:26 PM, Vladimir Begun wrote:
> Mladen Gogala wrote:
> > To use "." in the username is a cruel and unusual practice
> > which exposes funny sqlplus behavior:
> > $ sqlplus "test.yogi"
>
> Mladen, please have a look
>
> 1. It's not sqlplus but $SHELL behavior, try this
> $ sqlplus \"test.yogi\"
>
> 2. Oracle9i SQL Reference Release 2 (9.2)
> CREATE USER
>
> 3. Oracle9i SQL Reference Release 2 (9.2)
> Schema Object Naming Rules
>
> Schema Object Naming Examples
>
> The following examples are valid schema object names:
>
> last_name
> horse
> hr.hire_date
> "EVEN THIS & THAT!"
> a_very_long_and_valid_name
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> Vladimir Begun
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Mladen Gogala
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