Re: ALTERING A TABLE

Steve Wampler wrote:
>
> Ron Peterson wrote:
> >
> >
> > You can't use ALTER TABLE to change a field's data description. You'll
> > have to make a new table. Then use SELECT INTO to move your data. Then
> > DROP TABLE oldtable. Then ALTER TABLE tablename RENAME TO newname.
>
> Would this really work? According to the docs, SELECT INTO creates a
> new table (which must not yet exist). So this new table
> would have the same field data descriptions as the original, right?
>
> Is the documentation wrong?

Umm, no - I'm stupid. Perhaps use COPY instead. E.G. - COPY tablename
TO '/var/temp.data'; COPY newtable FROM '/var/temp.data';

Sorry. I'll remember to try it myself first nextime.

-Ron-