On 10-05-2016 20:59, Rob Bygrave wrote: > Having read all the previous discussions on the general topic of > altering tables with dependent views I realise this is a complex and > difficult issue in general but I'd like to see if there was some support > for looking at these 3 more specific changes. > 1. making a varchar column larger e.g. varchar(10) -> varchar(20) > 2. changing int to bigint > 3. changing varchar to text > It seems an useful feature request. I've already crossed that bridge while maintaining such a dynamic database schemas. I don't see why we couldn't implement this feature. I'll take a stab at it for the first commitfest.
> I have seen that there are people motivated enough to update > pg_attribute directly (update pg_attribute a set a.atttypmod = 20 + 4 ...). > Yuk, this definitely bypass the ATExecAlterColumnType(). It is a hack and must be done with care. -- Euler Taveira Timbira - http://www.timbira.com.br/ PostgreSQL: Consultoria, Desenvolvimento, Suporte 24x7 e Treinamento -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
