Thread: script

hi guys,

i wanna change the type of a column i have in my table;
for example from int(4) to varchar(20).
any script to do that??

thanks in advance

You need to alter the table for that.

Use alter table.

SQL> CREATE TABLE TEST_DATA ( X NUMBER);

Table created.

SQL> ALTER TABLE TEST_DATA MODIFY (X VARCHAR2(10));

Table altered.

You may not decrease the size of a columns or change its data type , unless it contains no data (especially for numeric data)