Re: Can't modify a view when in phpPgAdmin

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Csanyi Pal <csanyipal(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Can't modify a view when in phpPgAdmin
Date: 2012-07-25 22:21:48
Message-ID: 5364.1343254908@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Csanyi Pal <csanyipal(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> When in phpPgAdmin I can't modify the existing view.
> I get the message:
> ERROR: cannot change name of view column "az els nap" to "els nap"

> Why can't I modify the view when in phpPgAdmin?

I don't think this has anything to do with phpPgAdmin; it's a safety
check built into CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW.

Try using ALTER TABLE viewname RENAME COLUMN x TO y;

(Not sure why ALTER VIEW doesn't have this variant, but that's
just a cosmetic detail. ALTER TABLE will work.)

regards, tom lane

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