Re: alter table add column - specify where the column will go?

Please note, that in cases when you can't do simple
dump - fix - restore (e.g. in production) you can always create
view(s) with ordinal positions of columns convenient for you.

2010/11/24 Dmitriy Igrishin <dmitigr(at)gmail(dot)com>

> Hey Alexander,
>
> Ordinal positions of columns can't be set manually by ALTER TABLE.
>
> 2010/11/24 Alexander Farber <alexander(dot)farber(at)gmail(dot)com>
>
> Hello,
>>
>> is there a syntax to add a column not at the last place, but
>> somewhere inbetween or do I have to dump/restore the table?
>>
>> For example if I'd like to add last_logout right after last_login:
>>
>> \d pref_users;
>> Table "public.pref_users"
>> Column | Type | Modifiers
>> ------------+-----------------------------+---------------
>> id | character varying(32) | not null
>> first_name | character varying(32) |
>> last_name | character varying(32) |
>> female | boolean |
>> avatar | character varying(128) |
>> city | character varying(32) |
>> lat | real |
>> lng | real |
>> last_login | timestamp without time zone | default now()
>> last_ip | inet |
>> medals | smallint | default 0
>>
>> Thank you
>> Alex
>>
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> // Dmitriy.
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