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Oracle Table Name length #140

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion SqlAndR.Rmd
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Expand Up @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ translate(sql, targetDialect = "oracle", oracleTempSchema = "temp_schema")

Note that the user will need to have write privileges on `temp_schema`.

Also note that because Oracle has a limit on table names of 30 characters. **Temp table names are only allowed to be at most 22 characters long**, because else the name will become too long after appending the session ID.
Also note that because Oracle (prior to version 12.2, released in 2016) has a limit on table names of 30 characters. **Temp table names are only allowed to be at most 22 characters long**, because else the name will become too long after appending the session ID.

Furthermore, remember that temp tables are not automatically dropped on Oracle, so you will need to explicitly ```TRUNCATE``` and ```DROP``` all temp tables once you're done with them to prevent orphan tables accumulating in the Oracle temp schema.

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