Re: i have table - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Andrew Sullivan
Subject Re: i have table
Date
Msg-id 20061005152952.GA8826@phlogiston.dyndns.org
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In response to Re: i have table  ("Aaron Bono" <postgresql@aranya.com>)
Responses Re: i have table  ("Aaron Bono" <postgresql@aranya.com>)
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On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 11:20:07AM -0500, Aaron Bono wrote:
> 
> So do it as needed and convert your application slowly.

You don't even need to do that.  

ALTER TABLE tablename RENAME TO tablename_real;

CREATE VIEW tablename [&c.]

Now the view looks to the application just like the old table.  If
you want to insert &c., you put some rules there.

A

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