Re: How to change datatype of a field

From: Jyry Kuukkanen <jyry(at)neutech(dot)fi>
To: "Rajesh Kumar Mallah(dot)" <mallah(at)trade-india(dot)com>
Cc: shreedhar <shreedhar(at)lucidindia(dot)net>, pgsql <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: How to change datatype of a field
Date: 2002-05-26 08:24:19
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.33L0.0205261122280.19676-100000@cyclone.neutech.fi
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On Sat, 25 May 2002, Rajesh Kumar Mallah. wrote:

> Hi Sreedhar,
>
> There are no commands as such but
> combination of "CREATE TABLE AS SELECT f1,f2 from TAB"
> and CAST might prove useful in certain cases
>
>
> regds
> mallah.
>
> On Saturday 25 May 2002 12:22 pm, shreedhar wrote:
> > Is there any possibility to change datatype of a field.
> >
> > regards,
> > S Baskar
>

You may also try installing phpPgAdmin (search http://freshmeat.org for
it) as it automates create/select/insert to drop a column and does a whole
lot more.

Cheers,
--Jyry
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