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In Oracle, it's impossible to modify the column name but you can modify the table name.
Regards
Sbaiz wrote:
> Hi to all
> is there a way, in Oracle, to modifiy a column name without dropping the
> table
> maintaining its data. I know that others databases permit changing the name
> of
> the column or dropping a column, but Oracle not.
> It would be nice if Oracle can modify the column name or generate the
> scripts
> by itself, taking care of all the constraints.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Pierluigi S.
Received on Wed Apr 22 1998 - 00:00:00 CDT