| From: | Carlos Mennens <carlos(dot)mennens(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Adding a New Column Specifically In a Table |
| Date: | 2010-10-13 18:06:51 |
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On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Carlos Mennens
<carlos(dot)mennens(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> OK so I have read the docs and Google to try and find a way to add a
> new column to an existing table. My problem is I need this new column
> to be created 3rd rather than just dumping this new column to the end
> of my table. I can't find anywhere how I can insert my new column as
> the 3rd table column rather than the last (seventh). Does anyone know
> how I can accomplish this or if it's even possible. Seems like a
> common task but I checked the documentation and may have missed it in
> my reading.
>
>
> ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN employer VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL;
Ah sadly I just found this after I pressed 'send' and realized
PostgreSQL doesn't support it...that sucks :(
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