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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about table names focus on the conflict between MySQL's case-sensitive table naming and Windows' case-insensitive file system. Users report issues when trying to rename MySQL tables to change case, such as from 'mytable' to 'MyTable', due to Windows treating them as identical. This limitation affects database management on WAMP servers running on Windows 7 and later versions. The tag covers troubleshooting steps and workarounds for MySQL table naming errors caused by Windows file system behavior.
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    Windows 7 File Naming System

    I am using WAMP server 2.0 on Windows 7. Due to Windows being case insenstive in regards to file names, MySQL is forced to treat the table names 'mytable' and 'MyTable' as being the same, which they are not (personal opinion). MySQL is unable due to Windows file naming system to rename tables...
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    • case sensitivity column naming data integrity data management error handling feedback file names file system microsoft mysql naming perspective programming software development table names table renaming wamp web development windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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