Column Naming Rules

KnobCreek

Hi All,

Can someone plz let me know what are the column naming rules in sql2000

KnobCreek


can any1 help me

Arnie Rowland

In Books Online, refer to these Topics:

Using Identifiers (SQL 2000)

About Identifiers (SQL 2005)

For SQL 2000, the rules are (and SQL 2005 is virtually the same):

1. The first character must be one of the following:
   • A letter as defined by the Unicode Standard 2.0. The Unicode definition of letters includes Latin characters from a through z and from A through Z, in addition to letter characters from other languages.
     
     
   • The underscore (_), "at" sign (@), or number sign (#).

     Certain symbols at the beginning of an identifier have special meaning in SQL Server. An identifier beginning with the "at" sign denotes a local variable or parameter. An identifier beginning with a number sign denotes a temporary table or procedure. An identifier beginning with double number signs (##) denotes a global temporary object.

     Some Transact-SQL functions have names that start with double at signs (@@). To avoid confusion with these functions, it is recommended that you do not use names that start with @@.

2. Subsequent characters can be:
   • Letters as defined in the Unicode Standard 2.0.
     
     
   • Decimal numbers from either Basic Latin or other national scripts.
     
     
   • The "at" sign, dollar sign ($), number sign, or underscore.
3. The identifier must not be a Transact-SQL reserved word. SQL Server reserves both the uppercase and lowercase versions of reserved words.
   
   
4. Embedded spaces or special characters are not allowed.

When used in Transact-SQL statements, identifiers that fail to comply with these rules must be delimited by double quotation marks or brackets.