Re: adding defaults

From: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Jodi Kanter <jkanter(at)virginia(dot)edu>
Cc: Postgres Admin List <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: adding defaults
Date: 2004-07-14 16:52:21
Message-ID: 1089823941.29526.294.camel@linda
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On Wed, 2004-07-14 at 17:34, Jodi Kanter wrote:
> Can field specific defaults easily be added to a table that is already
> in existence and has data in it? I cannot seem to locate the correct
> ALTER command in any of my books.

ALTER TABLE table ALTER COLUMN column SET DEFAULT expression

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