OpenEdge database name limits

The table below lists the database name limits for each operating system.

Table 11. Database name limits
Name type	Limit
Database names	One to 11 characters, excluding the pathname. You cannot use a file extension.
Pathnames	One to 255 characters, including the database name.

Database names can consist of any combination of English letters and numbers, beginning with A-Z or a-z. They cannot include ABL or SQL reserved words, any accented letters, or the following special characters:

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