Invalid name. You must provide a name for this object.

Message Text

Invalid name. You must provide a name for this object.

Explanation

An object name is required to continue. Valid names begin with an underscore (_) or a character and contain a combination of characters, numbers, and underscores.

The maximum length for a name based on the server is 32 for Microsoft® SQL Server™ 6.5 and earlier and 32 for Oracle.

Action

In general, avoid names that contain periods.

See Also

Uniquely Naming Database Objects

  


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