Question

I’ve got a question. Why does my Oracle Express Edition requires double-quoted table names:

Not working select:

select * from table

Working select:

select * from "table" 

Thanks for answers and help with editing my post. I was confused how to name this case.

Answer 1

It requires double quote names only in case the name you are using is a keyword (and your example – table is in this situation) or if you want to include special characters or non-alphanumeric characters (e.g. "Multi word table name").

The names enclosed in ” are case sensitive.