Add SQL Column at Specific Position
In SQL, you cannot directly specify the position of a field to add a new field. Fields in a table are typically arranged in the order they appear in the CREATE TABLE statement and the order of fields cannot be changed.
If you need to add a new field to an existing table and specify its position, you can follow these steps:
- Create a new table or backup an existing one.
- Import the data from the existing table into the new table.
- Change the structure of a table.
- Update now.
- If the order of the fields in the new table is as you desire, you can either delete the old table or rename the new table to match the name of the original table.
In this way, you can add new fields in the specified locations. Please note to always backup your data before performing these actions to prevent accidental deletion or loss of data.