Technology Tales

Adventures in consumer and enterprise technology

Quoted strings in Oracle SQL

Published on 2^nd May 2007 Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute

Here's a gotcha that caught up with me on my journey into the world of Oracle SQL: string quoting. Anything enclosed in double-quotes (") is the name of an Oracle object (variable, table and so on) while values are enclosed in single quotes ('). The reason that this one caught me out is that I have a preference for double quotes because of my SAS programming background; SAS macro variables resolve only when enclosed in double-quotes, hence the convention.

Keywords

Just click on one of these terms to find more like this:

The content, images, and materials on this website are protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, or published in any form without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. All trademarks, logos, and brand names mentioned on this website are the property of their respective owners. Unauthorised use or duplication of these materials may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws, and could result in criminal or civil penalties.

All comments on this website are moderated and should contribute meaningfully to the discussion. We welcome diverse viewpoints expressed respectfully, but reserve the right to remove any comments containing hate speech, profanity, personal attacks, spam, promotional content or other inappropriate material without notice. Please note that comment moderation may take up to 24 hours, and that repeatedly violating these guidelines may result in being banned from future participation.

By submitting a comment, you grant us the right to publish and edit it as needed, whilst retaining your ownership of the content. Your email address will never be published or shared, though it is required for moderation purposes.