title: Create a table in Oracle with a default value for a column
body: <p>When I run this query: </p>
  
  <pre><code>Create table ACCT_MSTR 
  ("Acct_no" varchar2 (10) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
   "SF_no" varchar2 (10),
   "LF_no" varchar2 (10),
   "Branch_no" varchar2 (10),
   "Intro_Cust_no" varchar2 (10),
   "Intro_Acct_no" varchar2 (10),
   "Intro_sign" varchar2 (1),
   "Type" Varchar2 (2),
   "Opr_mode" varchar2 (2),
   "Cust_accut_type" varchar2 (4),
   "Title" varchar2 (30),
   "Corp_Cust_no" varchar2 (10),
   "Aplndt" Date,
   "Opendt" Date,
   "Veri_Emp_no" VARCHAR2 (10),
   "Veri_sign" varchar2 (1),
   "Manager_sign" varchar2 (1),
   "Curbal" NUMBER(8,2),
   "Status" varchar2 (1) DEFAULT (A),
  CONSTRAINT Am_Bn_fk FOREIGN KEY("Branch_no") references BRANCH_MSTR ("Branch_no"),
  CONSTRAINT  Am_Icn_fk FOREIGN KEY("Intro_Cust_no") references CUST_MSTR ("Cust_no"),
  CONSTRAINT  Am_Ian_fk FOREIGN KEY("Intro_Acct_no") references ACCT_MSTR ("Acct_no"),
  CONSTRAINT Am_ccn_fk FOREIGN KEY("Corp_Cust_no") references CUST_MSTR ("Cust_no"),
  CONSTRAINT  Am_ven_fk FOREIGN KEY("Veri_Emp_no") references EMP_MSTR ("Emp_no") 
  );
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get this error:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>SQL Error: ORA-00984: column not allowed here<br>
      00984. 00000 -  "column not allowed here"</p>
  </blockquote>