Re: change existing table definition

From: Brad Nicholson <bnichols(at)ca(dot)afilias(dot)info>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: change existing table definition
Date: 2005-06-28 15:28:08
Message-ID: 42C16C88.5060700@ca.afilias.info
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Chuming Chen wrote:

> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>
>> Chuming Chen wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How can I change the column definition of an existing table, ie. from
>>> varchar(30) to varchar(50)? Is there any way to add a new column to
>>> an existing table?
>>>
>>
>>
>> The ALTER TABLE command can do all that. You need version 8.0 or
>> later for some functionality though.
>>
>>
>>
> Is there another way to do it in 7.* ?
>

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ.html#4.3

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