RE: Renaming a column

Been there, done it. It's dangerous. Don't ever do it.

I was lucky and was able to reverse the changes. I know and Oracle instructor who was not so lucky and lost a database.

I've heard of other people doing this and it worked properly.

It's usually a bad idea to mess with the data dictionary unless instructed to do so by OWS.

Jared

On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Deshpande, Kirti wrote:

> Have you personally done this in your test database (and may be in your
> production database)?
> Are there any 'side effect' as to Oracle may not support any problems it may
> create down the road?
> Or this is a perfectly safe operation to 'just do it' ? If so, what type of
> 'risks' it might have?
> I would like to more about it.
>
> Thanks,
> - Kirti
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Subject: Re:Renaming a column
> >
> >
> > Hessu,
> > In Oracle 8i renamimg of a column is possible. Otherwise there is
> > a roundabout method . As sys user you have to first find out your
> > object's id from obj$ table . And then change the column name from col$
> > table by giving the object id . It is risky be careful . First you can
> > try on test database .
> >
> > Reply.
> >
> > -- neena
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