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Dong Li updated HAWQ-229:
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    Description: 
We can't use "alter external table" to alter an external table, but we can use 
"alter table" to alter an external table.
{code}
mytest=# create external web table e4 (c1 int, c2 int) execute 'echo 1, 1' ON 2 
format 'CSV';
CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE
mytest=# select * from e4;
 c1 | c2
----+----
  1 |  1
  1 |  1
(2 rows)

mytest=# alter table e4 drop column c2;
WARNING:  "e4" is an external table. ALTER TABLE for external tables is 
deprecated.
HINT:  Use ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE instead
ALTER TABLE
mytest=# select * from e4;
ERROR:  extra data after last expected column  (seg0 localhost:40000 pid=57645)
DETAIL:  External table e4, line 1 of execute:echo 1, 1: "1, 1"
{code}

  was:
We can't use "alter external table" to alter an external table, but we can use 
"alter table" to alter an external table.
{code}
mytest=# create external table e4 (c1 int, c2 int) execute 'echo 1, 1' ON 2 
format 'CSV';
ERROR:  EXECUTE may not be used with a regular external table
HINT:  Use CREATE EXTERNAL WEB TABLE instead
mytest=# create external web table e4 (c1 int, c2 int) execute 'echo 1, 1' ON 2 
format 'CSV';
CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE
mytest=# select * from e4;
 c1 | c2
----+----
  1 |  1
  1 |  1
(2 rows)

mytest=# alter table e4 drop column c2;
WARNING:  "e4" is an external table. ALTER TABLE for external tables is 
deprecated.
HINT:  Use ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE instead
ALTER TABLE
mytest=# select * from e4;
ERROR:  extra data after last expected column  (seg0 localhost:40000 pid=57645)
DETAIL:  External table e4, line 1 of execute:echo 1, 1: "1, 1"
{code}


> External table can be altered, which make errors.
> -------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: HAWQ-229
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HAWQ-229
>             Project: Apache HAWQ
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: External Tables
>            Reporter: Dong Li
>            Assignee: Lei Chang
>
> We can't use "alter external table" to alter an external table, but we can 
> use "alter table" to alter an external table.
> {code}
> mytest=# create external web table e4 (c1 int, c2 int) execute 'echo 1, 1' ON 
> 2 format 'CSV';
> CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE
> mytest=# select * from e4;
>  c1 | c2
> ----+----
>   1 |  1
>   1 |  1
> (2 rows)
> mytest=# alter table e4 drop column c2;
> WARNING:  "e4" is an external table. ALTER TABLE for external tables is 
> deprecated.
> HINT:  Use ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE instead
> ALTER TABLE
> mytest=# select * from e4;
> ERROR:  extra data after last expected column  (seg0 localhost:40000 
> pid=57645)
> DETAIL:  External table e4, line 1 of execute:echo 1, 1: "1, 1"
> {code}



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