Re: [NOVICE] alter table table add column - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Ronald Rojas
Subject Re: [NOVICE] alter table table add column
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Msg-id 1185863848.28634.19.camel@localhost
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In response to Re: [NOVICE] alter table table add column  (Michael Glaesemann <grzm@seespotcode.net>)
Responses Re: [NOVICE] alter table table add column
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Oh yes you have a good point. But then I will still have to test insert and update on views.

Thanks a lot michael!

On Tue, 2007-07-31 at 00:56 -0500, Michael Glaesemann wrote:
On Jul 31, 2007, at 0:23 , Ronald Rojas wrote:

> Yes I know that procedure but I would like to insert in between  
> because I have at third party software that will call the said  
> schema and one of its dependencies with the mapping is it should  
> have the correct order with what the receiving end will be use for  
> the mapping. And in this case, I can't modify the receiving  
> structure (third-party) and the tables that I will be using is in  
> on production state. So would only mean that I have to schedule a  
> very fast maintenance, probably 5 to 10 secs just to re-initialize  
> the tables.

Another option would be to use views to change the column order,  
which would work for selects. I believe you could create rules for  
insert and update as well, if necessary. Perhaps this would be a  
solution to your problem.

Michael Glaesemann
grzm seespotcode net



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