Dear Carlos, In old version of postgresql attnum colmn of pg_catalog.pg_attribute system catalog could be modified to get desired results. I am not sure if it should be done anymore. Rajesh Kumar Mallah. On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Carlos Mennens <carlos.mennens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Carlos Mennens > <carlos.mennens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> OK so I have read the docs and Google to try and find a way to add a >> new column to an existing table. My problem is I need this new column >> to be created 3rd rather than just dumping this new column to the end >> of my table. I can't find anywhere how I can insert my new column as >> the 3rd table column rather than the last (seventh). Does anyone know >> how I can accomplish this or if it's even possible. Seems like a >> common task but I checked the documentation and may have missed it in >> my reading. >> >> >> ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN employer VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL; > > Ah sadly I just found this after I pressed 'send' and realized > PostgreSQL doesn't support it...that sucks :( > > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Alter_column_position > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
