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ORA-00904: Invalid Identifier When Using SQL Reserved Words (Doc ID 2644265.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 31, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle SQL Developer Web - Version 18.1 and later
SQL*Plus - Version 12.1.0.2 and later
Oracle SQL Developer - Version 19.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Running DDL or DML statements. Below example shows a sample DDL run over SQL Developer Web and SQL Developer.

Changes

 The script uses SIZE as a column name which is an Oracle SQL Reserved Word. 

Cause

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