Table Naming Conventions
A D3 table name is composed as follows:
{[domain]} { account, } dictionary {, data level }
domain
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(Optional) Network Domain name is case insensitive.
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Name is the Windows domain name.
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Computer name can also be specified by prefixing it by two consecutive forward or backslashes.
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Used only to access a D3 network domain other than the one to which the user is currently logged on.
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Available only when the client is installed as part of a Windows domain.
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database
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Database name is case insensitive. If omitted, the current database is used to locate the tables.
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Maximum size is 50 characters.
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Database name cannot contain any of the following reserved characters:
? " / \ < > * | : [ ] , (comma)
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dictionary
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Required—Dictionary name is either case sensitive or insensitive, depending on the database options.
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Maximum size is 50 characters.
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Dictionary name cannot contain any of the following reserved characters:
' " , (comma)
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data level
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Required—Data level name.
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Maximum size is 50 characters.
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Data level name cannot contain any of the following reserved characters:
" , (comma)
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Fully qualified table names can be used from:
The following topics are presented in this section:
Valid Names
Table Control Block (TCB)
Hashed Table Structure
Primary Table Space
See Also
D3 File System Interface Server Configuration
File Servers
Client System, Client Thread, and Client-ID
Windows Network Setup
Network Domain
Directory Structure
MDS
Database
Distributed Record Locks
File System Memory Usage