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    Add a new column to a table and insert values

    How can i add a new column to a table and insert values in that column
    which will be beside the previous column? like suppose i want to add a email address column to emp table and add email address of smith who is already a member of emp table ?


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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    It is simple task as long as your new column allows NULLs.
    Take a back up of existing table and then go on to add the column.

    select * intoo emp_backup from emp.

    ALTER TABLE EMP
    ADD emp_email varchar2(40);

    This will add the column emp_email to emp table.

    Now to add a value to this column, you should use UPDATE statement. Simple as that.

    Cheers!
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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    eg:-alter table emp add email_add varchar2(15);
    this will insert the column email_add to your table.


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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    Alter table emp add email_address varchar(30); --this will creates a column email_address. After creating column,update the table to insert the email address of the smith. I.e., update emp set email_address=' ' where ename='smith'; ok....bye... Kalayama


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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    You need to execute 2 separate commands.
    1. alter (DDL) table to add a new field to existing table.
    2.Update (DML) the table to insert value to the new column.


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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    Alter table tablename add(columnname datatype).With this command u can add the column.


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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    For add new col you need alter command
    SQL>alter table emp add (email varchar2(30));
    For insert the value in this col according condition
    SQL>update emp set email='gmail' where name='scott';


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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    For adding column to the table...
    ALTER TABLE table-name ADD column-name type(size);

    For inserting data into added column
    UPDATE table-name SET column-name =value WHERE condition;

    Thanks,, Vipul Patel

    Last edited by sunshine60india; 10-04-2008 at 06:19 AM.

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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    The following commands used for adding new column and inserting values to the table.

    1. For adding column to the table

    ALTER TABLE emp
    ADD ( EMP_NAME VARCHAR(30));

    2. For inserting data into table

    INSERT INTO emp(NAME)
    VALUES ('VINAYAKA')

    Regards

    Nehru Mosuru


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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    Quote Originally Posted by kalayama View Post
    It is simple task as long as your new column allows NULLs.
    Take a back up of existing table and then go on to add the column.

    select * intoo emp_backup from emp.

    ALTER TABLE EMP
    ADD emp_email varchar2(40);

    This will add the column emp_email to emp table.

    Now to add a value to this column, you should use UPDATE statement. Simple as that.

    Cheers!
    Kalayama
    what is table mutation error and what is the occation it will happen


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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    >>what is table mutation error and what is the occation it will happen

    Follow the link


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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    Alter table dept
    add (ename varchar2(10));

    For insert the value in ename colomn,

    Insert into dept (ename)
    value('Deepa');
    Try this. I think you will getting u r answer.


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    Re: Add a new column to a table and insert values

    1. Command for add a new column name emp_email
    A. Syntax:
    ALTER TABLE
    ADD ;

    B. Command
    ALTER TABLE emp
    ADD emp_email varchar2(40);

    2. To add values to this column
    A. Syntax
    UPDATE

    SET = <'Value'>
    WHERE = <'value'>;

    B. Example:
    UPDATE emp
    SET emp_email = 'emp_smith@yahoo.com'
    WHERE ename = 'SMITH';


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