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smpa01
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Delta Table Column name length

The doc mentions following.

 

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But I have been able to create delta tables with columns that are 63 characters in length. Some examples below

smpa01_1-1722912917323.png

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Can someone form MS please confirm. Is there really any restricition on the length of the column, if yes, whay am I able to create these columns in the delta table with these names?

 

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Thank you in advance.

 

 

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Hi @smpa01 

 

Based on my testing, the maximum length of a column name is actually 128 characters. If the length of the column name is greater than 128 characters, the following error message is returned when loading to a delta table:

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Anonymous
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Hi @smpa01 

 

Based on my testing, the maximum length of a column name is actually 128 characters. If the length of the column name is greater than 128 characters, the following error message is returned when loading to a delta table:

vjingzhanmsft_0-1722929351813.png

 

Best Regards,
Jing
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