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Altering data type for column in a table--- Oracle 8i

user11081688Nov 11 2011 — edited Nov 11 2011
Team,

I need to alter one column from VARCHAR2 to number.

alter table xyz modify abc number;

By giving above statment it says i need empty that column before altering.

Can't i change the data type before empty that column.

Please advise any alternative. Give me some suggestions.

Emptying the column for me here BIG task.
This post has been answered by Centinul on Nov 11 2011
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