| From: | Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org> |
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| To: | Hrishikesh Deshmukh <hdeshmuk(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Postgresql-General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Schema overlay question |
| Date: | 2005-09-02 22:05:22 |
| Message-ID: | 20050902220522.GA29223@winnie.fuhr.org |
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On Fri, Sep 02, 2005 at 05:28:11PM -0400, Hrishikesh Deshmukh wrote:
> We are designing a database, the database has three major components (each
> component with 4-8 tables)
> two components are ready, is it possible to 'overlay' the third one later?
> or
> Do i have to drop all the components (along with data!!!) and then add the
> third component and then build the entire DB?
> What i am saying is some tables are existing, could i later add a bunch of
> tables at a later date without dropping the entire database?
What exactly do you mean by "overlay"? As far as the database is
concerned, you can create tables any time you want: today, tomorrow,
or a year from now. Is there some specific case you're concerned
about? If so then please elaborate.
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Michael Fuhr
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