Ralf Sandner <r.sandner_at_system-design.com> wrote in article
<34335a2b.5826044_at_proxy>...
> hi...
>
> i feel like a complete dork: i just can't figure out the correct
> syntax to delete a column from an existing table...
>
> i tried
>
> ALTER TABLE -tablename-
> DROP (-columnname-);
>
> and after getting a "missing" keyword error
>
> ALTER TABLE -tablename-
> DROP COLUMN (-columnname-);
>
> but both did not work...
>
> there is no key or index on the column and there is no data stored
>
>
> --
> Ralf Sandner email: r.sandner_at_system-design.com
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>
You can't delete a column
Received on Mon Sep 29 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT
