[DB-SIG] Quoting table and column names

[Ryan Weisenberger]

Is it safe to ALWAYS quote table names and column names in SQL 
statements?  My python app queries against several different kinds of 
databases, most notably Oracle 8 and 9, MS SQL Server 2000, and 
Sybase.  When table and column names contain spaces or characters (':' or 
'-'), I surround them with double quotes.  So is it safe to always do 
this?  I thought at one time I discovered that some dbs don't like this.

Thanks,
Ryan
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Ryan Weisenberger
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