Questions tagged [reserved-word]
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Is the keyword "ALIAS" actually used?
According to PostgreSQL 7.1 through 9.1 (now unsupported), ALIAS is listed as a reserved word, at least for SQL-99. Later versions do not show it - suggesting that it has been dropped as a reserved ...
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System-level way to enforce that reserved words may not be used for Oracle column names?
Is there a way in Oracle 12c to enforce that reserved words / keywords may not be used as column names? I am aware that it is not good practice to use keywords in this way. However from what we have ...
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MySQL similar name for status or type column
As status and type is reserved key in MySQL, I need a column name similar to status to identify the status of a row.
I know there is way to ignore this problem but in different language and different ...
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Why would SQL queries that use reserved words suddenly start causing problems?
In the past couple of days we have experienced issues with 3 different applications that have been running fine for several years. Errors #1 and #2 were caused by reserved words in SQL queries. I am ...
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What problems would using the reserved keywords DATE and TIME as column names cause in Oracle?
DATE is an SQL Reserved Word and TIME is a PL/SQL Reserved Word in Oracle (listed in SQL> HELP RESERVED WORDS). What problems would using them as column names cause in Oracle?
The database server ...
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trigger can't access column loop
SSCCE:
The following script:
$ cat test.sql
CREATE TABLE public.foo (
loop INTEGER
);
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.foo_fun(loop INTEGER) RETURNS BOOLEAN AS $$
SELECT TRUE;
$$ LANGUAGE SQL;
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why is the name `loop` treated differently in PostgreSQL
I issue the following DDL:
CREATE TABLE foo
(
loopa INTEGER,
loop INTEGER
);
Then, examining the DDL in the server (using a client-side tool like DbVisualizer - sorry don't know the query to ...
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What is the purpose of the keyword "ID" in PostgreSQL?
I'm new to PostgreSQL and I ran into problems using the following query:
SELECT * FROM table1 WHERE ID = 1
ERROR: column "id" does not exist
LINE 2: WHERE ID = 1
where ID is a column I added ...
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Why is "Lookup" colored as a function reserved word in SQL Server?
In SSMS 2208, the identifier "Lookup" is colored hot pink as if it were a function (same color as, say, "Power" or "Convert"). Why?
I cannot find it in the official list of reserved words. Searches ...
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