Column Name beginning with a number?

Question

I have a column name in one of my tables called: 3RD_DIAG_CODE - VARCHAR2 (10 Byte)

When I try to run a query, it gives me the following error highlight

Answer 1

If you are using column names that start with a number then you need to use double quotes. For example:

create table foo (
"3RD_DIAG_CODE" varchar2(10 byte) --make sure you use uppercase for variable name
);

insert into foo values ('abc');
insert into foo values ('def');
insert into foo values ('ghi');
insert into foo values ('jkl');
insert into foo values ('mno');
commit;

select * from foo;

3RD_DIAG_C
----------
abc
def
ghi
jkl
mno

select 3RD_DIAG_CODE from foo;

RD_DIAG_CODE
------------
       3
       3
       3
       3
       3

select "3RD_DIAG_CODE" from foo;

3RD_DIAG_C
----------
abc
def
ghi
jkl
mno

Edit: As for the error message itself, you are probably (as BQ wrote) missing a comma from the select clause.