Re: Please add the ability to add columns into the middle of a table. - Mailing list pgadmin-support

I would like it if pgAdmin could generate the script to insert table columns into the middle of an existing table. This is something that is available in the SQL Server Management Studio, which uses essentially the same steps that I described in my initial request. So, hte answer is neither A or B but to script the insertion of columns into an existing table, which requires the creation of a replacement table with the new columns.

I've attached one of my scripts to this message. This script is pretty complex.

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Patrick Headley <pheadley@linxco-inc.com> wrote:

Having the ability to insert a column in the middle of a table using the PGAdmin 3 UI would be very nice. Benefits include grouping related fields and creating a column list in the natural flow of data entry. Having it automated within the UI would make this piece of DB management so much easier.

What are you asking for here?

A) For pgAdmin to run a complex algorithm to physcially re-order columns by creating a new table?

​ B) For PostgreSQL itself to allow for column re-ordering?

The later has been discussed many times, including relatively recently, but hasn't made it into -core (not even sure if patches have been proposed.

​The data entry aspect can be handled quite readily without any interaction with the physical table.  Having pgAdmin or some other application maintain an ordering table that defaults to physical but can be overridden would be a somewhat trivial project compared to what you propose.

David J.​