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Re: Oracle is only case sensitive ?????

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 16:47:39 -0000
Message-ID: <3e51122d$0$11369$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>


I suspect that the answers to what you are asking are respectively Yes and then No.

Oracle is case insensitive for identifiers i.e

select * from scott.emp; is the same as
select * from SCOTT.emP;

but case sensitive for data, that is

'McDonald' is not the same as 'mcdonald'

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Mauro" <benedetto_at_XXXXBluXP.com> wrote in message
news:XY74a.16790$uA5.418938_at_tornado.fastwebnet.it...

> Is Oracle 8i only Case-Sensitive??
> Does not exist a parameter in database creation or installation for permit
> case insensitive.
>
> thanks
> Mauro
>
>
Received on Mon Feb 17 2003 - 10:47:39 CST

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