----- Original Message ----- From: "leegold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 5:31 PM Subject: Rename a columkn
> I sent a previous email w/the wrong subj. - sorry. > > The example below renames a col. But can I rename a col. w/out giving > all that type spec. at the end of the statement below. I just want to > rename, everything else stays the same. Thanks. > > mysql> ALTER TABLE search CHANGE Description PageDescription > VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL; > Have you tried looking in the manual? According to http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/ALTER_TABLE.html, you can rename a column by including the old name, the new name AND the datatype. The example they give is: mysql> ALTER TABLE t1 CHANGE a b INTEGER; So, you have to supply the datatype but you can apparently omit the null specification. In your case, I assume you would have to include 'VARCHAR(255)', not just 'VARCHAR', but I could be wrong; the manual doesn't say explicitly. In any case, it is very easy to try the command on a test table just to see what MySQL allows or prohibits. Rhino -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
