Re: Changing the type of a column ? - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Richard Bayet
Subject Re: Changing the type of a column ?
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Msg-id 3A9DE439.A54D25DC@enseirb.fr
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In response to Re: Changing the type of a column ?  (Grant <grant@conprojan.com.au>)
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Thanks, I finally found that ALTER TABLE didn't permit any kind of type
change...

Grant a écrit :

> > Is it possible to directly change the type of a column (eg: from int4 to
> > date) or does one have to first add a column of the desired type, copy
> > the first column's content, then drop this first column ?
>
> No it's not possible. Your solution is correct.


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