what is the syntax of ALTER command?
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Answer / sridevi
alter table <table name> modify (columnname newdatatype
(size))
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Answer / sridevi
alter table <tablename> add column(col.name(size))
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 17 Yes | 8 No |
Answer / rajini
alter table tablename add(colname datatype,colname1
datatype...);
alter table tablename modify(colname datatype,colname1
datatype..);
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 9 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / guest
alter table tablename add(col1 datatype,col2 datatype...);
alter table tablenamemodify(col1 datatype,col2 datatype..);
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 8 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / guest
alter table <table name> modify(column definition...);
alter table <table name> add(column definitions...);
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 7 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / suri
alter table tablename add(colname datatype,colname1
datatype...);
alter table tablename modify(colname datatype,colname1
datatype..);
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / sandeep
alter table <table_name> add column <Data type of the column>;
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 3 No |
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