Re: [gnome-db] Per-table meta-data with capital letters in the table
Shawn Ferris <[email protected]>
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> 1. > You added a section about SQL Identifiers that mentions quotes: > > But I find this surprising, and I doubt that it's true: > http://git.gnome.org/cgit/libgda/tree/doc/C/libgda-4.0-docs.sgml#n465 > " > Many people consider that using the quoted syntax should be avoided if > possible because: > - once an SQL identifier has been defined using the quoted syntax, it > must always be used quoted, which is error prone especially if > external > tools are used on the database. > " Not that my opinion matters, but to add my $.02, I would absolutely agree with this.. Nothing makes me more crazy than a tool creating a table in oracle that is mixed case or using a reserved word. I'm mostly a command line guy and having to quote for quote sake is a pain. I think it should follow suite to the rdms.. Sybase supports mixed case natively so qoutes aren't necessary and oracle isn't by default so its very awkward when introduced. I think tools need to support the ability to do this, but not as default behavior.