On 18 Okt., 19:33, br...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (brian) wrote: > Lothar Behrens wrote: > > On 18 Okt., 18:22, scott.marl...@xxxxxxxxx ("Scott Marlowe") wrote: > > >>Normally when you get thundering silence, you've asked a question no > >>one feels real qualified to answer, and rather than answer it halfway, > >>they just leave it for the next guy to get. > > > In my opinion the question was clear. How to alter table if the column > > not already > > inserted of later of given type. > > I think Scott meant that if a question--clear or not--is not something > one feels one is qualified to answer, then one generally does not. > > In my opinion, though, the question was not clear. > Hmm, ok. > > I know about the systables of postgresql as each other database system > > has - propably :-) > > But I'm not that familar with it. > > > I need a sample how that is done in plain SQL (i pass the script via > > ODBC to the database). > > I don't feel at all qualified to answer this. Sorry. > I will ask differently. Is there a tool that keeps track to syncronize database models supporting postgresql (natively) ? Laurent gave me a hint to http://db.apache.org/ddlutils/ but it is only to convert database model to XML representation and vica versa. What I could read, it does not syncronize. Thus I would propably not able to look into it for how it works. I think I'll study the system tables for postgreSQL and do it anyhow. Thanks, Lothar > brian > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to > choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not > match ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org/