How to fix the Oracle error PRCD-01056: Database name {0} contains invalid characters?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPRCD-01056: Database name {0} contains invalid characters with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PRCD-01056: Database name {0} contains invalid characters

Reason for the Error PRCD-01056: Database name {0} contains invalid characters

Cause: The supplied database name contains invalid characters.

How to fix the Error PRCD-01056: Database name {0} contains invalid characters ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Action: Supply a valid database name. The valid character set for database name is [a-zA-Z0-9$#_].