On 01/15/2011 04:22 PM, Jon Hoffman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I found a post with some instructions for resizing without locking up
> the table, but would like to get some re-assurance that this is the best
> way:
>
> http://sniptools.com/databases/resize-a-column-in-a-postgresql-table-without-changing-data
>
> How does that affect data storage and future updates on existing rows?
I did not see any feedbacks about this topic.
I need confirmation that it is safe to do this! Personally, I feel that
it is specially useful when there are many view dependencies. Update
from data dictionary, all views will be updated automatically, right?
Thanks a lot!
--
Lu Ying
