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From Andrew Chernow
Subject Re: ALTER composite type does not work, but ALTER TABLE which ROWTYPE is used as a type - works fine
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In response to Re: ALTER composite type does not work, but ALTER TABLE which ROWTYPE is used as a type - works fine  (Andrew Dunstan <[email protected]>)
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
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> This whole debate seems moot. We're not going to remove composite types 
> created with CREATE TYPE, so the rest is irrelevant. We don't have the 
> luxury of revisiting such decisions made many years ago, whether or not 
> you think they were good.
> 
> 

You can always fix something.  It can be deprecated in favor of a 
cleaner and more elagant method.

My two cents ... I never use CREATE TYPE AS, seems redundant and 
limited.  I use CREATE TABLE and just never insert any records.

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