Re: AW: ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN

> > Not a big deal, right?
>
> Yes a big deal. You just lost all your oids.

After I hit the wall with oids for the first time, I don't refer to them
anymore :) But yes, you're perfectly right, this is one more reason to have
DDL completely `automated,' ie no manual substitutions.
And here the fact that drop column is rarely needed is a double-bladed
sword. With things that you don't do often, you're at risk to forget
something essential and hose your data.

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I have lived behind the walls
That have made me alone
Striven for peace
Which I never have known

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