Re: changing data type

On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, D. Duccini wrote:

> can't do it (in 6.x)
> 
> the best you can do is
> 
> alter table rename column1 to oldcolumn1
> 
> alter table add column1 attr type;
> 
> then insert into it from the old one
> 
> alternately, dump the data out, and reload into your new table

Haven't you people read the online docs?  There's an entire chapter
(chapter 5 in the 'postgres' document), devoted to type conversion, not to
mention a listing of type conversion functions (among others) in chapter 4
of that same document.

I hate answering inquires with just RTFM, but in this case, RTFM! :-)

Brett W. McCoy
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