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| From: | "sharma;G(dot)S(dot)" <ghanshyam(at)newgen(dot)co(dot)in> |
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| Subject: | Can WE modify column of a table in postgres 7.3 |
| Date: | 2005-04-01 07:07:51 |
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I want to
rename and modify the data type of a column in postgres 7.3 can any body help me ...that it is possible to do the above in postgres and if yes pls provide me the syntax
thanx in advance
| From: | Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org> |
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| To: | "sharma;G(dot)S(dot)" <ghanshyam(at)newgen(dot)co(dot)in> |
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| Subject: | Re: Can WE modify column of a table in postgres 7.3 |
| Date: | 2005-04-02 01:05:42 |
| Message-ID: | 20050402010542.GA8963@winnie.fuhr.org |
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On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 12:37:51PM +0530, sharma;G.S. wrote:
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> I want to rename and modify the data type of a column in postgres 7.3
> can any body help me ...that it is possible to do the above in postgres
> and if yes pls provide me the syntax
You can rename columns with ALTER TABLE:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/interactive/sql-altertable.html
In 8.0 and later you can use ALTER TABLE to change a column's type;
see the FAQ for how to do it in older versions:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ.html#4.3
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Michael Fuhr
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