Re: [INTERFACES] How do I drop a column from a table?

From: Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu>
To: robertC(at)opmr(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] How do I drop a column from a table?
Date: 1999-08-31 07:02:01
Message-ID: 37CB7DE9.D22E7E45@alumni.caltech.edu
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> I'm still quite new at this but it should be a simple operation: How do I
> drop a column form a Postgres table. The next best thing would be knowing
> how to change a column so that it can accept null values.

Adding columns is directly supported. Removing columns, or redefining
them, is done with a CREATE TABLE AS/DROP TABLE/CREATE TABLE AS/DROP
TABLE sequence, where you write the columns you want to retain into a
temporary table, delete the original table, and then do the same back
into a new table with the same name as the original.

Good luck.

- Thomas

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Thomas Lockhart lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu
South Pasadena, California

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