John McCawley <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb: > OK, one last question on the subject and I'll shut up. I would assume that > all dependent database objects are also dropped when you drop the table, so > you'd have to recreate all of your foreign keys (both directions) and > triggers etc.? Um, yes, this may be a problem. I don't know a practicable solution. As i said, attach new columns at the end and formulate useful SELECT's and INSERT's. Or, see also "Joshua D. Drake", create VIEWS. > > Andreas Kretschmer wrote: Btw.: Top Posting with Fullquote Below (german: TOFU) are silly... (-> http://learn.to/quote) Andreas -- Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect. (Linus Torvalds) Kaufbach, Saxony, Germany, Europe. N 51.05082°, E 13.56889°