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Re: What is the meaning of # and $ characters in database object names?

From: <ricforduk_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 3 Oct 2006 05:37:23 -0700
Message-ID: <1159879043.087205.121530@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com> 






Around 1984 Oracle 2 was released under RSX/11M.  RSX/11M was the
precursor to VAX/VMS and made heavy use of $ for reserved symbols.
(For example, in modern VMS, $STATE,  $SEVERITY etc.) I believe the
early Oracle developers adopted this convention for their own 'reserved
symbols' - but placed the $ at the end of string just to be different.



Anyone else remember IOR C?
Received on Tue Oct 03 2006 - 07:37:23 CDT












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