I think it's incorrect to expect a query to return column in any specific order if you do something like "select * from...". You may see columns returned in the order you created them, but I don't believe it's guaranteed. If you want a specific order, then.... "select col1, col3, col5, col2, ...". -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carlos Mennens Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 2:07 PM To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Adding a New Column Specifically In a Table 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
