Tim Dudgeon wrote:
1. Should I apply the patch to the 10.1.3.1 sources (e.g. the
db-derby-10.1.3.1-src.zip download) or something else?
The patch is intended to be applied to the current trunk, which
you can fetch from svn via
svn checkout
I'm looking to migrate an application to Derby as it appears to solve a
number of performance issues I have with the current db.
But it looks like there is no ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN ... functionality.
Is this really correct?
If so, it's a complete show stopper for me as I need to dynamically
But it looks like there is no ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN ... functionality.
...
Is there an expectation for resolution?
Hi Tim,
Thanks for considering Derby; I think you will find it is very powerful.
You are correct that ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN is not currently present.
However, as you've
Bryan Pendleton wrote:
There are two open problems regarding that patch that I am still studying:
- DROP COLUMN may not work properly if there are GRANTs on that column
- DROP COLUMN may not work properly if there are VIEWs on that column
Neither of those is an issue for me. My db is very
