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

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:52:45 +0200
Message-ID: <eg23i2lbopc9hmo6i4natd5t2434c638qs@4ax.com>


On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:31:44 +0200, Mike <m.spam-me-not_at_anon.com> wrote:

>Just wondering what the meaning is of $ and # signs in database
>object names. Whats in the name right, you can call an object what
>you want, but what is the reason that certain SYS objects and
>certain application schema objects have been given names like EMP#,
>CATALOG$ by the developers.
>
>

As far as I am concerned anyone wondering about that has too little on his hands.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
Received on Mon Oct 02 2006 - 16:52:45 CDT

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