| From: | Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com> |
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| To: | Aristide Aragon <aristide(at)lionking(dot)org>, aristide(at)mexred(dot)net(dot)mx |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: varchat ->text |
| Date: | 2001-03-13 07:50:32 |
| Message-ID: | 3AADD149.9C04422B@archonet.com |
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Aristide Aragon wrote:
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[snip]
> I need, then, to convert my tables from varchar to text, but I don't find a way to do it. ALTER TABLE table ALTER column seems to only be able to modify the default value, not the data type. I also don't see an ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN, so that I could drop the varchar column and then add a text one.
> Is there a way to do what I need without having to drop all the tables?
>
Quickest way is to use pg_dump with the table definitions (-s iirc) then
use your favourite text editor to do a bit of search & replace then re-import.
- Richard Huxton
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