The "ALTER TABLE" is a SQL statement that allows you to make schema changes to a database table (i.e. add, drop or alter columns from an existing table).
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I'm having issues with the ALTER TABLE function
I'm attempting to use the tables trip, guide and reservation in order to make a normalized table. I'm getting the error "ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended."
I'm not certain what is wrong with ALTER TABLE.
SELECT trip.TRIP_ID, trip.State,…

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How to Alter Table column to Collection in PL/SQL?
I want to store value in column of table as list (Nested Table or Table).
How can i do it ?Thank for your help !
I'm use Oracle Database (PL/SQL) and my IDE is SQL developer.

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ALTER TABLE Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING
i have a bit of a problem
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How to alter a table in large mysql DataBase
I have very large mysql DB(more than 100 G) and I want to migrate some changes in table. It need to posing that I have no space to make backup for this size, as results, it rolls back all changes. In clear way, when I want to alter table in mysql,…

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How to alter an already created table to drop and re-create the primary key?
I have this table:
Create table Product (
[Id] int primary key not null,
[Name] varchar (250),
[Price] money
)
The table is already created, and now I want to make [Name] primary key with [Id].
I don't want to re-create the table,…

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what if length attribute is not defined in hibernate mapping file, what will be the default value for a column then?
What will happen if i do not define length attribute in my hibernate mapping hbm.xml file?
what is the default length value it will take for that column?
Thanks

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How to use T-SQL to properly add new columns
I am getting started with T-SQL in Visual Studios 2013 and I was wondering how can you add new columns to an existing database table?
I have this snippet
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Articles]
ADD COLUMNS
TenLatMin FLOAT NULL,
TenLatMax FLOAT …

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Stop allowing null in a table column
I have a table in SQL server 2008.
I need a column that until now wasn't necessary, not to allow NULL anymore, without droping the table.
I tried to do something like this:
ALTER TABLE [Sessions] ALTER COLUMN region_id NOT NULL;
EDIT: It was a…

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