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The SQL syntax elements for Oracle Version 7 and SAP MaxDB in SQL mode ORACLE differ, among other things, in the definition of names for objects.

If SAP MaxDB assigns names for objects, these names differ from the names generated by Oracle.

The following keywords are reserved in Oracle 7 but not in SAP MaxDB:

ACCESS

COMPRESS

ELSE

FILE

IMMEDIATE

INCREMENT

INITIAL

MAXEXTENTS

NOAUDIT

NOCOMPRESS

OFFLINE

ONLINE

PRIOR

SIZE

START

SUCCESSFUL

THEN

VALIDATE

If possible, these key words should not be used to designate objects in SAP MaxDB.

Note Note

You can find a list of all the keywords reserved in SAP MaxDB in the section reserved_keyword of the SQL Reference Manual.

You can find a list of all the keywords not reserved in SAP MaxDB in the section not_reserved_keyword of the SQL Reference Manual.

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