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add a new column into the middle of an existing table

From: lei wang <leiwang_q_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 30 Apr 2002 13:47:35 -0700
Message-ID: <af074b9c.0204301247.65da02f9@posting.google.com>


Is there an easy way to add a new column into the middle of an existing table? Seems to me that you have to create a new table and copies data from the old table. <Alter table add column> statement will only adds columns at the end of an existing table.

I am using Oracle 8.1.7 EE on Solaris 2.7.

Thanks. Received on Tue Apr 30 2002 - 15:47:35 CDT

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