RE: "Drop & Recreate table" or "alter table drop column". Which

In an 8i database, dropping a column is certainly preferred over a rebuild, because if you drop & re-create the table, you have to re-create all grants, indexes, triggers and constraints. Since the table is empty (you said so) you will not fragment any data (row chaining and alike).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CHAN Chor Ling Catherine (CSC) [mailto:clchan_at_nie.edu.sg]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 10:21 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: "Drop & Recreate table" or "alter table drop
> column". Which is
>
>
> Hi Gurus,
>
> If the table is empty & U need to drop one of the columns, do you
> 1) alter table tab_name drop column col_name or
> 2) drop & recreate table
>
> I use option (1). Which is a better choice ? TIA
>
> Regds,
> New Bee
>
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