Thread: Detaching multiple partitions in 1 ALTER TABLE statement
Hi, I’m wondering what is the syntax for detaching multiple partitions in 1 ALTER TABLE statement. I’ve tried this: # ALTER TABLE movement_legs DETACH PARTITION movement_legs_2019_06_20_11_15, DETACH PARTITION movement_legs_2019_06_20_11_20; psql: ERROR: syntax error at or near "," LINE 1: ...gs DETACH PARTITION movement_legs_2019_06_20_11_15, DETACH P… The documentation suggests "DETACH PARTITION can be combined into a list of multiple alterations to be applied together”: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/sql-altertable.html But I haven’t found an example of where multiple partitions are detached in 1 statement. This is using version 12 beta 1. Many thanks, Ben
On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 at 15:19, Ben Hood <ben@relops.com> wrote:
Hi,
I’m wondering what is the syntax for detaching multiple partitions in 1 ALTER TABLE statement.
I’ve tried this:
# ALTER TABLE movement_legs DETACH PARTITION movement_legs_2019_06_20_11_15, DETACH PARTITION movement_legs_2019_06_20_11_20;
psql: ERROR: syntax error at or near ","
LINE 1: ...gs DETACH PARTITION movement_legs_2019_06_20_11_15, DETACH P…
The documentation suggests "DETACH PARTITION can be combined into a list of multiple alterations to be applied together”:
Docs say this" All the forms of ALTER TABLE that act on a single table, except RENAME , SET SCHEMA , ATTACH
PARTITION , and DETACH PARTITION can be combined into a list of multiple alterations to be
applied together."
PARTITION , and DETACH PARTITION can be combined into a list of multiple alterations to be
applied together."
Perhaps a comma would be helpful, but its clear that you can do multiple detaches in one command at present.
But it sounds like a great feature.
On 6/20/19 9:00 AM, Simon Riggs wrote: > On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 at 15:19, Ben Hood <ben@relops.com > <mailto:ben@relops.com>> wrote: > > Hi, > > I’m wondering what is the syntax for detaching multiple partitions > in 1 ALTER TABLE statement. > > I’ve tried this: > > > # ALTER TABLE movement_legs DETACH PARTITION > movement_legs_2019_06_20_11_15, DETACH PARTITION > movement_legs_2019_06_20_11_20; > psql: ERROR: syntax error at or near "," > LINE 1: ...gs DETACH PARTITION movement_legs_2019_06_20_11_15, DETACH P… > > > The documentation suggests "DETACH PARTITION can be combined into a > list of multiple alterations to be applied together”: > > > Docs say this" All the forms of ALTER TABLE that act on a single table, > except RENAME , SET SCHEMA , ATTACH > PARTITION , and DETACH PARTITION can be combined into a list of > multiple alterations to be > applied together." > > Perhaps a comma would be helpful, but its clear that you can do multiple ^not Or I am thoroughly confused:) > detaches in one command at present. > > But it sounds like a great feature. > > -- > Simon Riggshttp://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ <http://www.2ndquadrant.com/> > PostgreSQL Solutions for the Enterprise -- Adrian Klaver adrian.klaver@aklaver.com