ALTER FOREIGN TABLE

Function

ALTER FOREIGN TABLE modifies a foreign table.

Syntax

AlterForeignTable ::= ALTER FOREIGN TABLE [ IF EXISTS ]  table_name
    OPTIONS ( {[ ADD | SET | DROP ] option ['value']}[, ... ]);

Parameter Description

• table_name

  Specifies the name of an existing foreign table to be modified.

  Value range: an existing foreign table name.

• option

  Specifies the option of a foreign table or foreign table column to be modified. ADD, SET, and DROP are operations to be performed. If no operation is set explicitly, the default value ADD is used. The option name must be unique (although table options and table column options can share the same name). The name and value of the option are also validated by a class library of a foreign data wrapper.

  • Options supported by oracle_fdw are as follows:

    • table

      Name of a table on the Oracle server. The value must be the same as the table name recorded in the Oracle system catalog. Generally, the value consists of uppercase letters.

    • schema

      Schema (or owner) corresponding to the table. The value must be the same as the table name recorded in the Oracle system catalog. Generally, the value consists of uppercase letters.

  • Options supported by mysql_fdw are as follows:

    • dbname

      Name of the MySQL database.

    • table_name

      Name of a table in the MySQL database.

  • Options supported by postgres_fdw are as follows:

    • schema_name

      Schema name of a remote server. If this option is not specified, the schema name of the foreign table is used as the schema name of the remote server.

    • table_name

      Table name of a remote server. If this option is not specified, the name of the foreign table is used as the table name of the remote server.

    • column_name

      Column name of a table on a remote server. If this option is not specified, the column name of the foreign table is used as the column name of a table on a remote server.

• value

  Specifies the new value of option.