wish this had come about 20 years ago, as it would have saved us approx. 2 man years of dev. time (conservative estimate).
Considering all 9i enhancements... this feature should weigh in at well over 25% Keith Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 06:38:37 -0800 To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Fat City Network Services, San Diego, California Summary: it works! SQL> SELECT * FROM v$version; BANNER ---------------------------------------------------------------- Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production PL/SQL Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production CORE 9.2.0.1.0 Production TNS for Solaris: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production NLSRTL Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production SQL> create table test_table (wrong_name VARCHAR2(40)); Table created. SQL> alter table test_table rename column wrong_name to right_name; Table altered. SQL> desc test_table; Name Null? Type ----------------------------------------- -------- ---------------------------- RIGHT_NAME VARCHAR2(40) SQL> Kevin Toepke [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Keith Peterson INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).