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+require "cases/helper"
+require 'models/topic'
+require 'models/subject'
+
+# confirm that synonyms work just like tables; in this case
+# the "subjects" table in Oracle (defined in oci.sql) is just
+# a synonym to the "topics" table
+
+class TestOracleSynonym < ActiveRecord::TestCase
+
+ def test_oracle_synonym
+ topic = Topic.new
+ subject = Subject.new
+ assert_equal(topic.attributes, subject.attributes)
+ end
+
+end