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Re: Deleting a column from table

From: Dr. Jan Dieckmann <JDieckmann_at_psi.de>
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 14:26:16 +0100
Message-ID: <3646ED78.D0F35711@psi.de>


No, you can't drop or rename a column in Oracle. But there are some tools which will do all the work (create a new table, copy the data, create the indexes, foreign keys ...) for you. Look at ftp:\\www.keeptool.com. You can download a free trial version of the Oracle tool Hora 3.

regards Jan.Dieckmann

kiran cherukuri wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm wondering whether or not it is possible to delete a column from
> the table once the
> table was create ? I don't want to drop the table and recreate it, I
> just want to delete an
> unnecessary column/field from the table. Thanks in advance.
>
> Kiran.
Received on Mon Nov 09 1998 - 07:26:16 CST

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