ORA-00999

ORA-00999 invalid view name

What causes an ORA-00999 error?

In a CREATE VIEW statement, the view name was missing or invalid.

How Xynomix can help

Enter a valid view name following CREATE VIEW. Valid view names must begin with a letter, consist of only alphanumeric characters and the special characters $, _, and #, be less than or equal to 30 characters, and may not be reserved words. If the view name contains other characters, it must be enclosed in double quotation marks.

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