Re: Reordering columns in a table

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: John McCawley <nospam(at)hardgeus(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Reordering columns in a table
Date: 2006-01-06 15:55:36
Message-ID: 43BE92F8.8050404@commandprompt.com
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John McCawley wrote:

> Is there a way to change the order of columns in a table in Postgres
> after it has been created? Back when I used MS SQL Server, it was
> trivial to go into Enterprise Manager and move columns up and down. I
> find this a desirable feature, as I like to keep like columns grouped
> in my table. Sometimes I add a column after table creation that makes
> more sense grouped with columns toward the top of the table.
>
> John

No. You could use a view on the table for presentation purposes.

Joshua D. Drake

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