ORA-00957

ORA-00957 duplicate column name

What causes an ORA-00957 error?

A column name was specified twice in a CREATE or INSERT statement. Column names must be unique within a table, view, or cluster.

How Xynomix can help

In a CREATE statement, change one of the column names to a new, unique column name. In an INSERT statement, remove one of the duplicate names.

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