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From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: pgsql-server/ oc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml ...
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Msg-id 40987B2D.8060700@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to pgsql-server/ oc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml ...  (tgl@svr1.postgresql.org (Tom Lane))
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>     * ALTER COLUMN TYPE.  You can change a column's datatype to anything you
>     want, so long as you can specify how to convert the old value.  Rewrites
>     the table.  (Possible future improvement: optimize no-op conversions such
>     as varchar(N) to varchar(N+1).)

That seriously makes me a happy little camper!  Tell the world!

Chris

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