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Discussions about table renaming on WindowsForum.com focus on the limitations imposed by Windows' case-insensitive file system when using MySQL on WAMP server. Users report that MySQL cannot rename tables to change letter casing (e.g., 'mytable' to 'MyTable') because Windows treats the names as identical. This leads to 'table exists' errors and frustration for database administrators who prefer case-sensitive naming conventions for clarity. The tag covers workarounds and requests for Microsoft to adopt case-sensitive file naming in Windows to resolve such conflicts.
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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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