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<term><literal>SET WITHOUT OIDS</literal></term> |
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<listitem> |
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<para> |
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Backward compatibility syntax for removing the <literal>oid</literal> |
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system column. As oid system columns cannot be added anymore, this never |
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has an effect. |
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Backward-compatible syntax for removing the <literal>oid</literal> |
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system column. As <literal>oid</literal> system columns cannot be |
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added anymore, this never has an effect. |
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</para> |
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</listitem> |
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</varlistentry> |
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<para> |
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This form links the table to a composite type as though <command>CREATE |
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TABLE OF</command> had formed it. The table's list of column names and types |
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must precisely match that of the composite type; the presence of |
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an <literal>oid</literal> system column is permitted to differ. The table must |
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must precisely match that of the composite type. The table must |
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not inherit from any other table. These restrictions ensure |
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that <command>CREATE TABLE OF</command> would permit an equivalent table |
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definition. |
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the column contents and the old type is either binary coercible to the new |
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type or an unconstrained domain over the new type, a table rewrite is not |
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needed; but any indexes on the affected columns must still be rebuilt. |
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Adding or removing a system <literal>oid</literal> column also requires |
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rewriting the entire table. Table and/or index rebuilds may take a |
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Table and/or index rebuilds may take a |
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significant amount of time for a large table; and will temporarily require |
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as much as double the disk space. |
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</para> |
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column. Thus, dropping a column is quick but it will not immediately |
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reduce the on-disk size of your table, as the space occupied |
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by the dropped column is not reclaimed. The space will be |
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reclaimed over time as existing rows are updated. (These statements do |
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not apply when dropping the system <literal>oid</literal> column; that is done |
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with an immediate rewrite.) |
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reclaimed over time as existing rows are updated. |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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