Re: AW: ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN

> > Not a big deal, right?
>
> Yes a big deal. You just lost all your oids.

 After I hit the  wall with oids for the first time, I  don't refer to them
anymore :) But yes, you're perfectly right, this is one more reason to have
DDL completely `automated,' ie no manual substitutions.
 And here  the fact that  drop column is  rarely needed is  a double-bladed
sword.  With things  that you  don't  do often,  you're at  risk to  forget
something essential and hose your data.


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 Well I tried to be meek
  And I have tried to be mild
 But I spat like a woman
  And I sulked like a child
 I have lived behind the walls
  That have made me alone
 Striven for peace
  Which I never have known

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