--- tab-complete.c.orig	2002-12-11 12:11:15.000000000 -0600
+++ tab-complete.c	2002-12-11 12:18:44.000000000 -0600
@@ -363,14 +363,17 @@
 	else if (!prev_wd)
 		COMPLETE_WITH_LIST(sql_commands);
 
-/* CREATE or DROP */
+/* CREATE or DROP but not ALTER TABLE sth DROP */
 	/* complete with something you can create or drop */
-	else if (strcasecmp(prev_wd, "CREATE") == 0 || strcasecmp(prev_wd, "DROP") == 0)
+	else if (strcasecmp(prev_wd, "CREATE") == 0 || 
+					((strcasecmp(prev_wd, "DROP") == 0) && strcasecmp(prev3_wd,"TABLE") != 0 ))
 		matches = completion_matches(text, create_command_generator);
 
 /* ALTER */
-	/* complete with what you can alter (TABLE, GROUP, USER, ...) */
-	else if (strcasecmp(prev_wd, "ALTER") == 0)
+	/* complete with what you can alter (TABLE, GROUP, USER, ...) 
+	 * unless we're in ALTER TABLE sth ALTER*/
+	else if (strcasecmp(prev_wd, "ALTER") == 0  && (strcasecmp(prev3_wd, "TABLE") != 0 ))
+)
 	{
 		char	   *list_ALTER[] = {"DATABASE", "GROUP", "SCHEMA", "TABLE", "TRIGGER", "USER", NULL};
 
@@ -396,12 +399,12 @@
 		COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY(Query_for_list_of_tables);
 
 	/*
-	 * If we detect ALTER TABLE <name>, suggest either ADD, ALTER, or
-	 * RENAME
+	 * If we detect ALTER TABLE <name>, suggest either ADD, DROP, ALTER,
+	 * RENAME, or OWNER
 	 */
 	else if (strcasecmp(prev3_wd, "ALTER") == 0 && strcasecmp(prev2_wd, "TABLE") == 0)
 	{
-		char	   *list_ALTER2[] = {"ADD", "ALTER", "RENAME", NULL};
+		char	   *list_ALTER2[] = {"ADD", "ALTER", "DROP", "RENAME", "OWNER TO", NULL};
 
 		COMPLETE_WITH_LIST(list_ALTER2);
 	}
@@ -410,6 +413,19 @@
 			 (strcasecmp(prev_wd, "ALTER") == 0 || strcasecmp(prev_wd, "RENAME") == 0))
 		COMPLETE_WITH_ATTR(prev2_wd);
 
+	/* If we have TABLE <sth> DROP, provide COLUMN or CONSTRAINT */
+	else if (strcasecmp(prev3_wd, "TABLE") == 0 &&
+			 (strcasecmp(prev_wd, "DROP")  == 0))
+	{
+		char	   *list_TABLEDROP[] = {"COLUMN", "CONSTRAINT", NULL};
+		COMPLETE_WITH_LIST(list_TABLEDROP);
+	}
+	/* If we have TABLE <sth> DROP COLUMN, provide list of columns */
+	else if (strcasecmp(prev4_wd, "TABLE") == 0 &&
+			 strcasecmp(prev2_wd, "DROP") == 0 && 
+			 strcasecmp(prev_wd, "COLUMN") == 0)
+		COMPLETE_WITH_ATTR(prev3_wd);
+
 	/* complete ALTER GROUP <foo> with ADD or DROP */
 	else if (strcasecmp(prev3_wd, "ALTER") == 0 && strcasecmp(prev2_wd, "GROUP") == 0)
 	{