RE: Renaming a column

Hi Kirti,

Assuming that your post was not "tongue in cheek", while I don't endorse the procedure, the Ixora web site has a note about a potential problem with doing this and how to work around it at http://www.ixora.com.au/q+a/dd.htm#31_08_1999. Please note the disclaimer there too.

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Sent: Thursday, 15 February 2001 4:27
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Have you personally done this in your test database (and may be in your production database)?
Are there any 'side effect' as to Oracle may not support any problems it may create down the road?
Or this is a perfectly safe operation to 'just do it' ? If so, what type of 'risks' it might have?
I would like to more about it.

Thanks,
- Kirti

> -----Original Message-----
> From: TIL-TEC [SMTP:til_at_pobox.tec.co.in]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 11:51 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re:Renaming a column
>
>
> Hessu,
> In Oracle 8i renamimg of a column is possible. Otherwise there is
> a roundabout method . As sys user you have to first find out your
> object's id from obj$ table . And then change the column name from col$
> table by giving the object id . It is risky be careful . First you can
> try on test database .
>
> Reply.
>
> -- neena

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