Re: Delete COLUMN data - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Sattler, Thomas \(IT\)
Subject Re: Delete COLUMN data
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Msg-id 1D47EBB7CD93C241A0A0685375B46DF4058E7245@NYWEXMB50.msad.ms.com
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In response to Delete COLUMN data  (smiley2211 <smiley2211@yahoo.com>)
Responses Re: Delete COLUMN data  (smiley2211 <smiley2211@yahoo.com>)
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How about:

UPDATE table_name SET column1 = NULL, column2 = NULL, column3 = NULL





> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of smiley2211
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 10:27 AM
> To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
> Subject: [ADMIN] Delete COLUMN data
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I need to DELETE all the DATA from 3 columns in my
> table...what is the BEST way to handle this???  I don't want
> to DROP the columns just clear out ALL the data in those 3 fields...
>
> Thanks...Michelle
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>        choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not
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