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Re: Synonyms for Table Columns - Are they possible?

From: Michael Ho <infoage_at_hk.super.net>
Date: 1997/04/14
Message-ID: <5ir7k2$lhu$6@tst.hk.super.net>#1/1

Nathan Secrist wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> We have created synonyms for a 100-table database
> that makes it easier for our users so they don't have
> to type such long table names (Ex: synonym for CUSTOMER_ORDER
> table is CO).
>
> My question: Is there a way in Oracle to create synonyms
> for column names similar to tables and views? Some of our
> column names are also very long and we would like to shorten
> them with synonyms as well (Ex: synonym for CUSTOMER_ORDER_NUM
> would be CON, etc.)

Synonym for columns ? No. Received on Mon Apr 14 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT

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