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  1. MariaDB ColumnStore
  2. MCOL-4484

"Alter table modify column oldname newname datatype" fails with Error 1815: "Changing the datatype of a column is not supported"

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed (View Workflow)
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Won't Fix
    • 5.5.1, 6.1.1
    • Icebox
    • DMLProc
    • CentOS 7
      MariaDB-server 10.5.8_5-1

    Description

      Happens when the datatype is left intact and the column is only renamed:

      MariaDB [test]> create table testtext2 (
          -> myvalue varchar(100)
          -> )engine=Columnstore CHARSET=utf8;
      Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.838 sec)
       
      MariaDB [test]> show create table testtext2;
      +-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
      | Table     | Create Table                                                                                               |
      +-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
      | testtext2 | CREATE TABLE `testtext2` (
        `myvalue` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL
      ) ENGINE=Columnstore DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 |
      +-----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
      1 row in set (0.000 sec)
       
      MariaDB [test]> alter table testtext2 change column myvalue myvalue_new varchar(100);
      ERROR 1815 (HY000): Internal error: CAL0001: Alter table Failed:  Changing the datatype of a column is not supported
      MariaDB [test]> alter table testtext2 change column myvalue myvalue_new varchar(300);
      Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.372 sec)
      Records: 0  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0
       
      MariaDB [test]> show create table testtext2;
      +-----------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
      | Table     | Create Table                                                                                                   |
      +-----------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
      | testtext2 | CREATE TABLE `testtext2` (
        `myvalue_new` varchar(300) DEFAULT NULL
      ) ENGINE=Columnstore DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 |
      +-----------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
      1 row in set (0.001 sec)
      

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