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Re: How to delete a column from a table?

From: janet <janet_at_telesph.com>
Date: 1997/03/10
Message-ID: <33244FF3.18A1@telesph.com>#1/1

Connor McDonald wrote:
> Cheap and easy way...but not really doing the drop...
>
> rename table xxx to xxx_gone
> create view xxx as select (* minus missing column) from xxx_gone...
>
> Voila ! (Ugh...)

...OR...

rename table xxx to xxx_gone
create table xxx as select (* minus missing column) from xxx_gone... drop table xxx_gone;

JMHO
janet Received on Mon Mar 10 1997 - 00:00:00 CST

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