Sqlite Drop Column
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Q: How can I drop a column in sqlite-databases?
New A: GRASS 6.3.cvs contains v.db.dropcol which supports it.
Old A: It is not possible to drop columns within sqlite using the syntax ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN [1]. However, there is a workaround for this issue [2]:
BEGIN TRANSACTION; CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE t1_backup(a,b); INSERT INTO t1_backup SELECT a,b FROM t1; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1(a,b); INSERT INTO t1 SELECT a,b FROM t1_backup; DROP TABLE t1_backup; COMMIT;
It's obvious that this is a little bit complex. But if you use sqlitebrowser [3] this can be done with a few mouse-clicks (look under -->modify table for a button "remove field". See also the Firefox SQLite Manager add-on [4], which is similar to SqliteBrowser.
Alternatively, you could try this approach, which is slightly fewer steps:
BEGIN TRANSACTION; CREATE TABLE t1_new ( foo TEXT PRIMARY KEY, bar TEXT, baz INTEGER ); INSERT INTO t1_new SELECT foo, bar, baz FROM t1; DROP TABLE t1; ALTER TABLE t1_new RENAME TO t1; COMMIT;