alter tables sql code example
Example 1: alter table modify column
-- ORACLE 18c
ALTER TABLE table_name
MODIFY column_name datatype;
-- Example
ALTER TABLE product
MODIFY description VARCHAR2(500 char);
Example 2: sql alter table
-- With check if field already exists
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM sys.columns
WHERE Name = N'Email'
AND Object_ID = Object_ID(N'dbo.Customers'))
BEGIN
ALTER TABLE Customers
ADD Email varchar(255);
END