[SQL] How to Convert Integer to Serial

2010-10-28 Thread venkat
Dear All, I want to convert integer datatype to serial datatype.. is that possible.Please let me know. Thanks and Regards, Ven

Re: [SQL] How to Convert Integer to Serial

2010-10-28 Thread venkat
Dear All, I got the solution... Here is my query ALTER TABLE DemoTable ALTER gid TYPE INT2; Thanks again On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:18 AM, venkat wrote: > Dear All, > > I want to convert integer datatype to serial datatype.. is that > possible.Please let me know. > > Thanks and Rega

Re: [SQL] How to Convert Integer to Serial

2010-10-28 Thread Shoaib Mir
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 3:48 PM, venkat wrote: > Dear All, > > I want to convert integer datatype to serial datatype.. is that > possible.Please let me know. > > I don't think ALTER TABLE will let you do that... so the best way to achieve the same is: - Create a sequence for the column (set th

Re: [SQL] How to Convert Integer to Serial

2010-10-28 Thread Shoaib Mir
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 3:58 PM, venkat wrote: > Dear All, > > I got the solution... Here is my query > > ALTER TABLE DemoTable ALTER gid TYPE INT2; > > > Are you sure that you have converted here to a SERIAL type? -- Shoaib Mir http://shoaibmir.wordpress.com/

Re: [SQL] How to Convert Integer to Serial

2010-10-28 Thread venkat
ohhh,, sorry... It was wrong post..sorry again... On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Shoaib Mir wrote: > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 3:48 PM, venkat wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> I want to convert integer datatype to serial datatype.. is that >> possible.Please let me know. >> >> > I don't think ALT