{"id":8092,"date":"2024-03-14T07:34:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-oracle-add-a-column-in-the-middle-of-a-table\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T00:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T00:31:55","slug":"how-can-oracle-add-a-column-in-the-middle-of-a-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-oracle-add-a-column-in-the-middle-of-a-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle Add Column: Insert in Middle of Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To add a column in the middle of a table, you can use the ALTER TABLE statement. 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