Hi Douglas: I have observed at almost all the workplaces, the usage of oracle, PL-SQL and SAS Reserved Words by the developers. They invariably name the columns of tables, or functions or procedures using the oracle reserved words. Add a section either at the beginning or somewhere in the middle, not to use the oracle reserved words for naming their database objects. You can give them a list of these reserved words, which can be downloaded from oracle.com. Thanks. Ram Srinivasan On 10/16/07, douglass_davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <douglass_davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am teaching a continuing education PL/SQL class for a community > college. The class will be 9 nights < 3 hours per night. And I am seeking > the help of any PL/SQL experts out there. > > I have researched Oracle Architecture and PL/SQL, and I am trying to make > sure I cover the most important topics based on how PL/SQL is used in > industry. Also, I am trying to come with tasks that can be done in a lab > type setting that would be close to those done in industry but not take more > than 20 minutes each. > > Here is an outline of what I have so far: > > http://plsqltopics.wikispaces.com/ > > If you have any comments, you may add to discussion section. If there are > any topics you deem important that have been missed, you may add them > directly to the wiki if you would like (note: you may have to go into text > mode to edit outline). > > Please let me know if you have any comments. Thanks. > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- Sincerely Ram Srinivasan Charlottesville, VA.