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| author | Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> | 2010-01-28 22:12:18 +0000 |
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| committer | Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> | 2010-01-28 22:12:18 +0000 |
| commit | 1e64f57683b9a521e9bfbb42ccc294c921926b25 (patch) | |
| tree | d8b4eca29450a58389b3170486a894acbf6a8a15 /docs/ref/databases.txt | |
| parent | 59cccd1474ca8ac4f691685372a607277534fa8e (diff) | |
Fixed #4140: Documented the ORA-06552 error that can occur when a keyword is used as a field name in the Oracle notes.
git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@12346 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
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diff --git a/docs/ref/databases.txt b/docs/ref/databases.txt index df8c64c97e..afead83d4d 100644 --- a/docs/ref/databases.txt +++ b/docs/ref/databases.txt @@ -608,6 +608,14 @@ 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 ---------------------- |