Rod Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Leaving a zero-width table would be best, even if its not so useful. I > don't like rejecting a CASCADE as it kinda defeats the purpose of having > CASCADE.
I did something about this --- as of CVS tip, you can do regression=# create table foo (f1 int); CREATE TABLE regression=# alter table foo drop column f1; ALTER TABLE regression=# select * from foo; -- (0 rows) I fixed the places that were exposed by the regression tests as not coping with zero-column tables, but it is likely that there are some more places that will give odd errors with such a table. Feel free to beat on it. psql seems to have some minor issues with a zero-column select. You can do this: regression=# insert into foo default values; INSERT 720976 1 regression=# select * from foo; -- (1 row) regression=# insert into foo default values; INSERT 720977 1 regression=# select * from foo; -- (2 rows) regression=# Seems like nothing's being printed for an empty row. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html