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Re: Mixed Case table name

From: <stuartirvine_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:43:19 GMT
Message-ID: <8ojdj0$o06$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

I had the same problem, usimng MS access You can also try
drop table "TableName";

In article <8oj62h$e75$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   eoin7_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> Using Oracle 8.1.6 on NT:
>
> I created a table in Oracle from a table in MS Access using an ODBC
> connection. The table name is mixed case.
> When I log on to Oracle through SQL Plus, I cannot see the table.
> DESCRIBE does not work, DROP does not work (table does not exist), yet
> it's listed in the user_tables dictionary table.
>
> Luckily, I have DBA Studio, the new graphical DBA tool, and using this
> I was able to delete the table.
>
> What's the deal?
> Why does Oracle allow a mixed case table name yet can't let you do
> anything with it?
>
> Thanks
> Eoin
>
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