RE: Add column(s) to an existing table

["Bobak, Mark" <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Adding columns to a table of any arbitrary size is simply a DDL (data
dictionary) operation.  The only reason you'd need to visit every row is
if the column you were adding was specifying a non-null default value.
 
-Mark
 

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Mark J. Bobak 
Senior Oracle Architect 
ProQuest Information & Learning 

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of men who try to.  --H. Mumford Jones, 1892-1980

 

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Xu
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 5:50 PM
To: Oracle-L@Freelists. Org (E-mail)
Subject: Add column(s) to an existing table


Hi List, 


        

                Does the following SQL touch every single row
immediately?

                ALTER TABLE supplier
                ADD (supplier_tax_id varchar2(10),
                            supplier_timezone varchar2(5) ); 

                What is the best way to add column(s) to an existing
table with millions of rows?

                Thanks,

                Roger


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