Thread: Help required on update query

Help required on update query

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"Vikas"
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Hi Christoph,
Could you please let me know the syntax 
for set newCol=oldCol, (This is reference to your mail pasted below)
Regards
Vikas Sawant
svikas@bsil.com
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> http://fts.postgresql.org/db/mw/msg.html?mid=1071582
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resp.
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> You can rename your old column, create a new column varchar(100),
update
> ... set newCol=oldCol, drop oldCol and rename newCol to oldCol
> See ALTER TABLE doc for this.
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Ok, this is the accurate solution to minimize side effects.
Thanks to Robert and Andreas for pointing this out.

Regards, Christoph