Re: delete col

Thomas,

For that before 8.1 you mentioned, T is still a view, not a table.      I
may be wrong.       Please explain.

Thanks,

Steve

Thomas J. Kyte <tkyte_at_us.oracle.com> wrote in message news:8fcc67$nlt$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <8fca9l$2ti$1_at_bob.news.rcn.net>,
> "ed zappulla" <zappullae_at_rcn.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone know how to remove a column from an ora db. 8.0.0.5 and
 8.1.6?
> >
> >
>
> 8.1.5 and up:
>
> alter table T drop column C;
>
> before 8.1, you would:
>
> rename table T to X
> create view T as select <all but that column> from X;
> revoke <whatever> on x
> grant <whatever> on T
>
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Received on Thu May 11 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT