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The sql that is being executed is not mine: it's what InstantDB uses to
implement the DatabaseMetaData.getTables method.  This means I cannot check
and embed anything it's doing in quotes.

Is the problem that hyphens are not "allowed characters" in names?  Is this
in the docs somewhere?  I did look, but didn't find any mention.  Maybe
there should be a section outlining allowable names for databases and
database objects?

Also, if the hyphen is not allowed, imho, InstantDB should throw an
exception if you specify a database name containing hyphens.

Regards,
Bill Graham

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Ngo" <tngo@waterford.org>
To: <instantDB@enhydra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: InstantDB: Problem with DatabaseMetaData.getTables and
hyphenated db names


> i usually replace hypens with double quotes.  depending how you set up
your
> field, if you put the fields as char, usually inserting char requires
'tim' with
> hypens to work.  Thus any name or words that may have character, you
should check
> and replace it with double quotes, then replace it back when you query it.
It is
> a simple check.
>
>
>
>
> Luke Lonergan wrote:
>
> > > If I do a DatabaseMetaData.getTables call on a database
> > > with a hyphen in the name, I get an error.  I set
> >
> > I also get errors with a hyphen in the DB name. I stopped putting
hyphens in
> > DB names...
> >
> > Luke
> >
>
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