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Huzefa

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:54 am
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Hi All,

Assume I have a database DB10001. I have a table in this database named CREATOR.TABLE1. This Table has 10 columns.

What I have to achieve is to drop the existing table CREATOR.TABLE1 and recreate the table CREATOR.TABLE1 with 5 columns and with all the records from the dropped tables.

One option is
1. Unload the data
2. drop the table with 10 columns
3. create the table with 5 columns and
4. load the data.

I have more than 155331295 in the database and hence I feel this as a costly affair..

Can anybody give me some other option or solution
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muthuvel

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:43 pm
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From manual says,
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It is not possible to rearrange or delete columns in a table without dropping the entire table. You can, however, create a view on the table, which includes only the columns you want, in the order you want. This has the same effect as redefining the table
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Huzefa

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:17 pm
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The issue here is not with the accessing of data but to save the DASD space and hence I need to have another table with 5 columns dropping the previous table
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dick scherrer

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:18 pm
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Hello,

Start the unload. . . .

Regardless of other suggestions you may receive, i suggest you will want a complete unload before you do anything else. Even if you have an image copy or volume backup, having the unloaded data is a good precaution. If it it too large for dasd, use cart/tape.

After the unload completes, if there have been no suggestions that will meet your request, do the drop, create, and reload of the selected data.
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