> > etc. I put that extra number after dropped and not at the end > so prevent it > > being off the end of a 32 character name. > > > > > Alternatively, we could invest a lot of work to make it possible for > > > attname to be NULL, but I don't see the payoff... > > > > Yeah, I think a weird name should be good enough... > > perhaps starting it with spaces instead of _ would make it even harder > to write by accident, so tha name could be > " dropped 0000000001" > > or to make it even more self documenting store the drop time, > " col001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > --------------------------------
Well, are there characters that are illegal in column names that I could use? I did a quick check and couldn't find any! Chris ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
