JOOQ - query without quotes - oracle

Question

I use JOOQ-3.1.0 to generate and execute dynamic queries for Oracle and Postgresql with Spring-4. In a scenario I have a partitioned table, which I need to query using JOOQ. I use DSL.tableByName(vblTablename); where vblTablename is the string received as a string in the query generation method, ex, vbl_default partition(p_04-Dec-14). (The vblTablename pattern differs for different databases, and is configured in the external property file). The JOOQ generates the sql, but with the double-quote around the tablename. The query and error shown below
Query
SELECT COUNT(ID) COUNT FROM "vbl_default partition(p_04-Dec-14)"
where (rts between timestamp '2014-12-04 00:00:00.0' and timestamp '2014-12-05 00:00:00.0' and userid in (2))
Error
ORA-00972: identifier is too long
00972. 00000 - "identifier is too long"
*Cause: An identifier with more than 30 characters was specified.
*Action: Specify at most 30 characters.
Error at Line: 4 Column: 29
Though I have set the below settings on the DefaultDSLContext
Settings settings = new Settings();
settings.setRenderNameStyle(RenderNameStyle.AS_IS);
How do I remove the quote around the table? Any other settings have I missed?

Answer 1

The idea behind DSL.tableByName(String...) is that you provide a table ... by name :-)
What you're looking for is a plain SQL table, via DSL.table(String).
You can write:
// Assuming this import
import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.*;
DSL.using(configuration)
.select(count(VBL_DEFAULT.ID))
.from(table("vbl_default partition(p_04-Dec-14)"))
.where(...);
Or by using the convenient overload SelectFromStep.from(String)
DSL.using(configuration)
.select(count(VBL_DEFAULT.ID))
.from("vbl_default partition(p_04-Dec-14)")
.where(...);
More information about plain SQL in jOOQ can be obtained from this manual page:
http://www.jooq.org/doc/latest/manual/sql-building/plain-sql/
Partition support
Note that support for Oracle partitions is on the roadmap: #2775. If in the mean time you wish to use partitioned tables more often, you could also write your own function for that:
// Beware of the risk of SQL injection, though!
public <R extends Record> Table<R> partition(Table<R> table, String partition) {
return DSL.table("{0} partition(" + partition + ")", table);
}
... and then:
DSL.using(configuration)
.select(count(VBL_DEFAULT.ID))
.from(partition(VBL_DEFAULT, "p_04-Dec-14"))
.where(...);