Answer / shekharjchandra

Hi
That's a simple one . (if table is tab1)

1. Add column first
ALTER TABLE tab1 add col1 number ;

2. Update the col1 of tab1
UPDATE tab1 SET col1=ROWNUM.

This will populate all the rows in sequential numbers.

Hope this solves u r problem
regards
JC

Answer / saraswathi muthuraman

SQL> desc ts_200;
Name Null? Type
----------------------------------------- --------
A NUMBER


SQL> alter table ts_200 add b number;

Table altered.

SQL> desc ts_200;
Name Null? Type
----------------------------------------- --------
A NUMBER
B NUMBER

SQL> select * from ts_200;

A B
---------- ----------
1
3
7

3 rows selected.

SQL> update ts_200 set b=rownum;

3 rows updated.

SQL> select * from ts_200;

A B
---------- ----------
1 1
3 2
7 3

3 rows selected.

Answer / mohamed shahid

CREATE TABLE T AS SELECT ROWNUM AS seq,emp.* FROM emp;

Answer / kondeti srinivas

select rownum,tablename.* frome tablename;

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