ALTER TABLE vs. CREATE TABLE

From: Brian Minton <bminton(at)efn(dot)org>
To: postgresql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: ALTER TABLE vs. CREATE TABLE
Date: 2002-12-15 21:40:38
Message-ID: 20021215214038.GA18487@bminton.dyn.cheapnet.net
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is it a bug or a feature that I can use ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN to
add a column of a type that I can't get with CREATE TABLE?
Similarly, that I can drop *all* columns from a table, but can't
create a table with no columns?
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