DROP COLUMN really work? - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Ruslan A Dautkhanov
Subject DROP COLUMN really work?
Date
Msg-id 3DEA0027.478C1A97@scn.ru
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Hi all,


  isbs=# select version();
                                version
  -------------------------------------------------------------------
   PostgreSQL 7.3 on i386-unknown-freebsd4.7, compiled by GCC 2.95.4
  (1 row)

  isbs=# create table abba (x int4, y int4);
  CREATE TABLE
  isbs=# \d abba
         Table "abba"
   Column |  Type   | Modifiers
  --------+---------+-----------
   x      | integer |
   y      | integer |

  isbs=# alter table abba drop column x;
  ALTER TABLE
  isbs=# \d abba
                    Table "abba"
            Column            |  Type   | Modifiers
  ------------------------------+---------+-----------
   ........pg.dropped.1........ | integer |
   y                            | integer |


Why the first column not really deleted from table? How to make it work?
I tries using VACUUM FULL abba, but this didn't help. Thanks a lot for comments.


P.S. btw, I upgrade my DBs from 7.2.1 to 7.3 version without any problems, but
  found, that psql's help messages (\h, \h alter table etc.) not from 7.3
  version. For example, it do not contain \h CREATE SCHEMA help message.


--
 best regards,
Ruslan A Dautkhanov  rusland@scn.ru

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