>>>In SQL Server, I can use Quoted Identifiers as in the following and have a column name be a number:
>>>
>>>Create Table Test ([20000] char(10))
>>>
>>>Is there a way to do this in Oracle?
>>
>>You can bet you always have to qualify that column name in quotes.
>>
>>create table test ("2000" varchar2(20))
>
>We'll have to MSSQL, too, so OK.
>Thanks!


Keep in mind that IMO starting table and/or field names with numbers or using reserved words as names is a very bad idea. Also, AFAIK, Oracle will not accept a password that starts with a number.