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diff --git a/docs/ref/databases.txt b/docs/ref/databases.txt index a2f4e981ea..8563e8de93 100644 --- a/docs/ref/databases.txt +++ b/docs/ref/databases.txt @@ -593,6 +593,14 @@ Oracle imposes a name length limit of 30 characters. To accommodate this, the backend truncates database identifiers to fit, replacing the final four characters of the truncated name with a repeatable MD5 hash value. +When running syncdb, an ``ORA-06552`` error may be encountered if +certain Oracle keywords are used as the name of a model field or the +value of a ``db_column`` option. Django quotes all identifiers used +in queries to prevent most such problems, but this error can still +occur when an Oracle datatype is used as a column name. In +particular, take care to avoid using the names ``date``, +``timestamp``, ``number`` or ``float`` as a field name. + NULL and empty strings ---------------------- |