RE: adding columns to system tables

 I don't think there is many select *, generally most people (as well as oracle currently) name all the columns.

Even without doing this, unless your doing something wierd, ussually the columns are not touched, although I would not recommend making this change and would infact use a joined view.

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To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: 5/18/01 1:41 PM

Just think of the internal code that uses

SELECT * from USER_TAB_COLUMNS;

after you add a column.

|| -----Original Message-----
|| From: Jack C. Applewhite [mailto:japplewhite_at_inetprofit.com]
|| Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 1:17 PM
|| To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
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||
|| Greg,
||
|| It is 'safe' in that you won't die or get injured. However,
|| your database
|| may and your support from Oracle certainly will.
||
|| "Don't even think about it."
||
|| Jack
||
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|| -----Original Message-----
|| Schraiber
|| Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 11:26 AM
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||
|| Does anyone know if it is 'safe' to add additional columns
|| to user_tab_columns? I am running 8.1.5. I would use the new
|| columns to tell the application software which columns on
|| any one table are user editable by a dynamically generated
|| dialog form.
||
|| Thanks,
|| Greg
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