Return-Path: Received: from ensim.rackshack.net (root@localhost) by orafaq.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id gBV7fUs30894 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 01:41:30 -0600 X-ClientAddr: 209.68.248.164 Received: from newsfeed.cts.com (newsfeed.cts.com [209.68.248.164]) by ensim.rackshack.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id gBV7fUc30889 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 01:41:30 -0600 Received: from fatcity.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by newsfeed.cts.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with UUCP id UAA63455; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 20:23:43 -0800 (PST) Received: by fatcity.com (26-Feb-2001/v1.0g-b72/bab) via UUCP id 00524773; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 19:33:45 -0800 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 19:33:45 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L X-Comment: Oracle RDBMS Community Forum X-Sender: Rachel Carmichael Sender: root@fatcity.com Reply-To: ORACLE-L@fatcity.com Errors-To: ML-ERRORS@fatcity.com From: Rachel Carmichael Subject: Re: this doesn't look right Organization: Fat City Network Services, San Diego, California X-ListServer: v1.0g, build 72; ListGuru (c) 1996-2001 Bruce A. Bergman Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ah, that goes along with the "you can make the file name any length now" feature in Windows :) --- Rodd Holman wrote: > It might be for a new feature, two_page_long_columnames=true ;-) > > Rodd > > On Mon, 2002-12-30 at 14:23, Rachel Carmichael wrote: > > As part of the process of making sure that null/not null > constraints > > are consistent across development/staging/production, I'm looking > at > > the dba_cons_columns table. > > > > Now, as far as I know, column_names are limited to 30 characters, > > correct? If so, why is the column_name column in dba_cons_columns > > (9.2.0.1) a varchar2(4000)? I realize that the "extra space" isn't > used > > and is never allocated so it's not like this is wasteful. > > > > But it's inconsistent with everything else, since dba_tab_columns > has a > > column_name column of varchar2(30). > > > > anyone know why this is like this? > > > > Rachel > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > Rodd Holman > roddholman@hotpop.com > > Romans 1:16-17 > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Rodd Holman > INET: roddholman@hotpop.com > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: wisernet100@yahoo.com Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).