Harvinder, The columns created with double quotes show as such in user_tab_columns, i mean they show the name in the same case
so... Name Displayed "Access" - Access "ACCess" - ACCess and so on. and when u query the table use .... select "Access" FROM..... Naveen -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 9:59 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi, One of our clients has created a table with column name "access" since access is reserved word , they use double quotes..... but when i query the table user_tab_columns it is still showing column name as access and not "access"........ how can we know that this table is created with "" column name...... Thanks --Harvinder SQL> select table_name,column_name from user_tab_columns 2 where table_name='FF1' 3 / TABLE_NAME COLUMN_NAME ------------------------------ ------------------------------ FF1 access -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Harvinder Singh INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Naveen Nahata INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).