RE: ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN column SERIAL -- unexpected results - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject RE: ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN column SERIAL -- unexpected results
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Msg-id ECEHIKNFIMMECLEBJFIGMEEMCBAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN column SERIAL -- unexpected results  (Hiroshi Inoue <Inoue@tpf.co.jp>)
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> *ALTER TABLE* isn't as easy as *CREATE TABLE*.
> It has another problem because it hasn't implemented
> *DEFAULT* yet.

Just out of interest, is there a special reason it's difficult to implement
the DEFAULT feature of alter table add column?

Chris



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