[DOCS] Adding a Column: default values now allowed

2005-01-09 Thread Michael Fuhr
PostgreSQL 8.0.0rc4 5.6.1 "Adding a Column" says: Also, you cannot define a default value on a new column. According to the SQL standard, this would have to fill the new columns in the existing rows with the default value, which is not implemented yet. Adding a column with a default appea

Re: [DOCS] Adding a Column: default values now allowed

2005-01-09 Thread Tom Lane
Michael Fuhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > PostgreSQL 8.0.0rc4 > 5.6.1 "Adding a Column" says: > Also, you cannot define a default value on a new column. According > to the SQL standard, this would have to fill the new columns in the > existing rows with the default value, which is not impl