ALTER TABLE ... ADD COLUMN

Add a column to a table

schema:scott

This is in the SQL standard ALTER TABLE The term COLUMN is optional.

DROP TABLE a

CREATE TABLE a(x INTEGER, y INTEGER);
INSERT INTO a VALUES (1,2);

ALTER TABLE a ADD COLUMN z INTEGER

ALTER TABLE a ADD z INTEGER

<a href="https://aurora.vcu.edu/db2help/db2s0/frame3.htm#sqls0604"> ALTER TABLE documentation.</a> DB2 seemingly does not permit this operation - any help would be appreciated.

Sybase and SQL Server do not permit the COLUMN keyword.

<a href="http://www.ca.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.0/user/sql-altertable.htm">ALTER TABLE</a>

CREATE and DROP Operations

CREATE a new table

DROP a table

Composite primary key

CREATE a foreign key

CREATE a VIEW

Autonumber fields

ALTER TABLE ... ADD COLUMN

ALTER TABLE ... DROP COLUMN

ALTER TABLE ... ADD constraint

CREATE TABLE problems: Invalid column name.

CREATE TABLE problems: Insufficient privileges.

CREATE TABLE problems: Table already exists.

DROP TABLE problems: Foreign key references.

CREATE TABLE problems: Foreign key references.

Rename column