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Re: 30 character limit / workarounds?

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 18:15:18 -0800
Message-ID: <1069035341.175721@yasure>


FlameDance wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am generating SQL and PL/SQL code from data. If I use the table and
> identifier names that a "naive" approach suggests then I often run into
> the 30 character limit for names and identifiers.

Replace "naive" with "reasonable" and you have your answer. There is no work-around unless you hate developers and DBAs and want to punish them. Rethink what you are doing. I rarely use even that many. Consider creating an application or organization dictionary with abbreviations instead.

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Received on Sun Nov 16 2003 - 20:15:18 CST

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