From: | "Emils Klotins" <emils(at)grafton(dot)lv> |
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To: | pgsql(at)orbits(dot)com |
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Subject: | Re: renaming columns... danger? |
Date: | 2000-10-27 09:00:27 |
Message-ID: | E13pPtV-00075D-00@orbits.com |
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Subject: [SQL] renaming columns... danger?
> I just discovered that doing an alter table ... alter
> column (to rename a column) does not do a complete
> rename throughout the database.
> shouldn't rename update any index and key definitions?
> I'm very frightened right now, because I'm rather
> dependent upon my database right now. I don't like
> the thought that my database is corrupt at the schema
> level.
>
Yes, I believe the same is true about trigger definitions and
suchlike.
In short - to do a rename on column I do a pg_dumpall and change
all references of the name by hand :*(((
Btw, is there a way to see what triggers are defined for particular
field? Or how to drop triggers, which (by default) are unnamed?
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