John,
Saturday, May 11, 2002, 3:13:33 AM, you wrote:
JD> is there a way to delete a column from a table, without droping the whole
JD> table?
Sure, you can use ALTER TABLE:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/A/L/ALTER_TABLE.html
JD> If not is can I get sql to replicate the command to re create the table?
JD> and if I can't do that how can I transfer information to a dummy table while
JD> I create the table I want?
CREATE .. SELECT? Look at:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/R/CREATE_TABLE.html
JD> PS, I only have command line access
JD> J
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