PostgreSQL ERROR: syntax error at or near “VARCHAR”

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PostgreSQL ERROR: syntax error at or near "VARCHAR"

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How to change column datatype in PostgreSQL

In this article, we will see how to change column datatype in PostgreSQL. We can change the data type of a column by using the ALTER TABLE statement.

Two scenarios are there:
1. Change column datatype of table with data.
2. Change column datatype of table without data.

PostgreSQL change column data type statement:

To change the data type of a column, you use the ALTER TABLE statement as follows:

ALTER TABLE table_name ALTER [ COLUMN ] column_name [ SET DATA ] TYPE data_type [ COLLATE collation ] [ USING expression ]

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