> As far as I understand it is specifically for backwards compatibility (eg > tools > that expect/depend on the max 31 characters **and** max 31 > bytes) limit
OK, that's a reasonable answer. But does that mean that it needs to be configurable? It would seem that the better answer would be "Dialect 4" so that the tools would know what the "rules" are for the database object names? Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
