Re: Renaming a Column

CREATE THE TABLE AGAIN WITH AS SELECT CLAUSE.. SELECTING ONLY COLUMN DEFINITION WHILE SUPPLYING THE NEW COLUMN NAME URSELF. apply constraints if any.
reinsert the data from old table. drop old table . rename new table as old one.
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> Hi all,
>
> I need to rename some columns on my table. Any idea how to do that...
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Hessu
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