Re: [sqlite] Why can't SQLite support ALTER TABLE commands that rewrite the table?

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Yves Goergen wrote: > Since my last question was not answered but instead another statement > was made which I don't understand, I feel the need to reformulate my > question to this: Why is it that SQLite can only support ALTER TABLE >

[sqlite] Why can't SQLite support ALTER TABLE commands that rewrite the table?

Since my last question was not answered but instead another statement was made which I don't understand, I feel the need to reformulate my question to this: Why is it that SQLite can only support ALTER TABLE statements "that can be accomplished without having to rewrite the entire table"? [1] This