Re: Using a '.' in a username

But the point is you can't expect people to escape quotes, puhhhllllleeeeeaaaaassssseeee, try that in m$ windoze, does it work?, i dont have a machine to test that dumb OS anymore. :)

joe

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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