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		ZenoArrow on Oct 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SQL style guide Yes, though generally only if a field or table name happens to be a SQL keyword.

philliphaydon on Oct 10, 2016 [–]

In SQL server? In PostgreSQL you would wrap with double quotes. Which kinda sucks when your language uses double quotes for strings and you have to escape.

ZenoArrow on Oct 11, 2016 | [–]

Yes, in SQL Server.

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