From: Vikas <svikas@bsil.com>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Help required on update query
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 20:07:30 +0530
Message-ID: <000801c3245d$813bbc40$82060080@VikasSawant> (raw)
Hi Christoph,Could you please let me know the syntax for set newCol=oldCol, (This is reference to your mail pasted below)RegardsVikas Sawantsvikas@bsil.com>
> http://fts.postgresql.org/db/mw/msg.html?mid=1071582
>
resp.
>
> 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.
>
Ok, this is the accurate solution to minimize side effects.
Thanks to Robert and Andreas for pointing this out.
Regards, Christoph
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