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How To Add a Column To a Table Using Export/Import (Doc ID 1017477.102)

Last updated on DECEMBER 14, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 7.0.16.0 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Generic UNIX

Symptoms

You are attempting to add a column to a table, but want the column to be in-between columns in the middle of the table. Issuing the alter table add column command will add the column at the end of the list of columns.

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Cause

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