Re: Add column and specify the column position in a table - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: Add column and specify the column position in a table
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Msg-id 20060518140014.GA3122@surnet.cl
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In response to Re: Add column and specify the column position in a table  (Guillaume LELARGE <guillaume.lelarge@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Add column and specify the column position in a table
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Guillaume LELARGE wrote:
> Emi Lu a écrit :
> > I am trying to insert one column to a specific position in a table.
> > 
> > In mysql, I can do:
> > . create table test(id varchar(3), name varchar(12));
> > . alter table test add column givename varchar(12) after id;
> > 
> > 
> > I am looking for similar things in postgresql to add a new column to the
> > correct position in a table.
> 
> There's no similar thing in PostgreSQL. You have to duplicate the table
> to do it.

... which is the same thing MySQL does, only you must do it explicitely.

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