Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
Database Administration

OpenEdge database name limits

Table 2–7 lists the database name limits for each operating system.

Table 2–7: 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 Progress 4GL or OpenEdge SQL reserved words, any accented letters, or the following special characters:

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