Help required on update query - Mailing list pgsql-sql

Hi Christoph,

Could you please let me know the syntax 

for set newCol=oldCol, (This is reference to your mail pasted below)

Regards

Vikas Sawant

svikas@bsil.com

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> http://fts.postgresql.org/db/mw/msg.html?mid=1071582
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> You can rename your old column, create a new column varchar(100),
update
> ... set newCol=oldCol, drop oldCol and rename newCol to oldCol
> See ALTER TABLE doc for this.
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Ok, this is the accurate solution to minimize side effects.
Thanks to Robert and Andreas for pointing this out.

Regards, Christoph