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Re: Dropping a field from a table

From: G.H VITTAL <vittal_at_india.hp.com>
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 20:02:14 +0530
Message-ID: <3732F96E.6F361436@india.hp.com>


In oracle 8.3 it is possible to delete a column i beleive. However if you are useing oracle 7.3 the only way you can delete a column is

1)create another table say x1 excluding the column
2) drop the current table.
3) rename x1 to current.


Colin Basterfield wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Perhaps a stupid question, but i can't find anywhere how to delete a
> field from a table. Is it possible?
>
> TIA
> Colin B
Received on Fri May 07 1999 - 09:32:14 CDT

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