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BSA206 Database Management Systems
Lecture 10:
Table Creation and Management
Chapter Objectives
 Create a new table using the
CREATE TABLE command
 Name a new column or table
 Use a subquery to create a new table
 Add a column to an existing table
 Modify the size of a column in an
existing table
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Chapter Objectives
 Drop a column from an existing table
 Mark a column as unused, then
delete it at a later time
 Rename a table
 Truncate a table
 Drop a table
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Database Table
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A database object
Stores data for the database
Consists of columns and rows
Created and modified through Data
Definition Language (DDL)
commands
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Table and Column Names
 Maximum 30 characters - no blank
spaces
 Must begin with a letter
 Can contain numbers, underscore (_),
and number sign (#)
 Must be unique
 No reserved words allowed
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Common Datatypes
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CREATE TABLE Command
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CREATE TABLE Command
 Column definition list must be
enclosed in parentheses
 Datatype must be specified for each
column
 Maximum of 1,000 columns
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CREATE TABLE Command
Example
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DESCRIBE Command
Displays structure of specified table
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Table Creation Through Subqueries
 Can use subquery to retrieve data
from existing table
 Requires use of AS keyword
 New column names can be assigned
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CREATE TABLE…AS Command
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CREATE TABLE…AS Command
Example
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Modifying Existing Tables
 Accomplished through ALTER TABLE
command
 Use ADD clause to add a column
 Use MODIFY clause to change a
column
 Use DROP COLUMN to drop a
column
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ALTER TABLE Command Syntax
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ALTER TABLE…ADD Command
Example
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ALTER TABLE…MODIFY
Command Example
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Modification Guidelines
 Column must be as wide as the data
it already contains
 If a NUMBER column already
contains data, size cannot be
decreased
 Adding or changing default data does
not affect existing data
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ALTER TABLE…DROP COLUMN
Command
 Can only reference one column per
execution
 Deletion is permanent
 Cannot delete last remaining column
in a table
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ALTER TABLE…SET UNUSED
Command
 Once marked for deletion, column
cannot be restored
 Storage space freed at later time
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ALTER TABLE…DROP UNUSED
Command
Frees up storage space from columns
previously marked as unused
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RENAME Command
Used to rename a table – old name no longer
valid
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Truncating a Table – TRUNCATE
Command
Rows are deleted - structure of table
remains
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DROP TABLE Command
Table structure and contents are
deleted
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