Re: delete column

Lincoln Yeoh wrote:
> >Good.  However, why do you do the 'create new table' when the SELECT
> >INTO creates the table?
> >
> >FAQ updated to take advantage of rollback-able DROP TABLE:
>
> Oops my mistake!  I actually didn't use select into to create the table,
> because I didn't want the columns exactly the same as before - was
> switching from varchar to text.

Oh, yes, that makes sense for your case. You can't control the data
types with SELECT INTO.

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