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Column Order

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Hi @ all,

When I do a "SELECT * FROM myTable WHERE ..." using psql I want to have 
the columns displayed in a meaningful order by default. I want to avoid 
a "SELECT firstname, lastname, <many other cols to follow> ...". Is it 
possible to modify the order of columns with an
   ALTER TABLE myTable ALTER COLUMN  lastname <put behind firstname>

Same holds for adding a new column, how can I
   ALTER TABLE myTable ADD COLUMN title VARCHAR(255)  <put before firstname>

This is possible in mySQL, not in PostgreSQL?

Any ideas are welcome - Michael

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Column Order Michael Hufschmidt <Michael.Hufschmidt@omnis.net> - 2011-11-04 12:18 +0100
  Re: Column Order Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-04 17:39 +0100
    Re: Column Order Matthew Woodcraft <mattheww@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2011-11-04 18:29 +0000
  Re: Column Order Matthew Woodcraft <mattheww@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2011-11-04 18:23 +0000

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