From: Ken Hill <ken@scottshill.com>
To: Maciej Piekielniak <piechcio@isb.com.pl>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: create table and data types
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:30:34 -0800
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In-Reply-To: <1827225102.20060214221218@isb.com.pl>
References: <1827225102.20060214221218@isb.com.pl>
On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 22:12 +0100, Maciej Piekielniak wrote:
> Hello pgsql-sql,
>
> Is anybody know how create field in a new table with data type accuiring from a field in other table?
> For example:
>
> create table new_table
> (
> name other_table.name%TYPE
> );
>
Have you tried inheritance from one table to the new table?
CREATE TABLE new_table (new_column)
INHERITS (old_table)
All columns in 'old_table' will be inclueded in 'new_table' plus the
column 'new_column'.
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