Re: odd problem when changing a datatype on table

  • From: "Steve Jelfs" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:26:55 +0100

Can't you just drop order_log and rename order_log2?  Or am I missing 
something?

Steve                   
   


-----Original Message-----
From: "Chris Stephens" <ChrisStephens@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:21:03 -0500
Subject: odd problem when changing a datatype on table

> Here's what i did:
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> create table order_log2 as select cola, colb, to_number(colc) colc,...
> from order_log;
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> truncate table order_log
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> alter table order_log modify (colc number);
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> insert into order_log select * from order_log2;
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> ......and i get:
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> ERROR at line 1:
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> ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected NUMBER got DATE
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> what gives?
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> it's not even on the column who's datatype i changed.
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