Re: RES: Add column and specify the column position in

From: Emi Lu <emilu(at)encs(dot)concordia(dot)ca>
To: Pgsql-General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: RES: Add column and specify the column position in
Date: 2006-05-17 21:48:52
Message-ID: 446B9A44.6060001@encs.concordia.ca
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>This feature seems by a mysql add tu create table command, only mysql can do
>dat.
>
>Alejandro Michelin Salomon
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I think it is a very useful feature for postgresql to support it.

If we have this feature supported, I do not have to recreate the table
and resetup all foreign key constraints, views, triggers, etc that are
based on the table.

>-->I am trying to insert one column to a specific position in a table.
>-->
>-->In mysql, I can do:
>-->. create table test(id varchar(3), name varchar(12));
>-->. alter table test add column givename varchar(12) after id;
>-->
>-->I am looking for similar things in postgresql to add a new
>-->column to the
>-->correct position in a table.
>
>-->Could someone hint me please.
>-->Thanks alot!
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>Ying Lu
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