Re: add a new column into the middle of an existing table

lei wang wrote:

> 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.

You can not ... but it is equally true that the location of a column in a table is absolutely irrelevant. Stick it at the end and adjust your thinking.

Daniel Morgan Received on Tue Apr 30 2002 - 17:09:47 CDT