Re: RES: Add column and specify the column position in - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Emi Lu
Subject Re: RES: Add column and specify the column position in
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Msg-id 446B9A44.6060001@encs.concordia.ca
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In response to RES: Add column and specify the column position in a table  ("Alejandro Michelin Salomon \( Adinet \)" <alejmsg@adinet.com.uy>)
Responses Re: RES: Add column and specify the column position in
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>This feature seems by a mysql add tu create table command, only mysql can do
>dat.
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>Alejandro Michelin Salomon
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I think it is a very useful feature for postgresql to support it.

If we have this feature supported, I do not have to recreate the table
and resetup all foreign key constraints, views, triggers, etc that are
based on the table.


>-->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;
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>-->I am looking for similar things in postgresql to add a new
>-->column to the
>-->correct position in a table.
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>-->Could someone hint me please.
>-->Thanks alot!
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>Ying Lu
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