Stephen Frost wrote:
> > I don't think so. As I remember it was part of doing logical attribute
> > numbers as a way to add ALTER COLUMN TYPE, but because we now use table
> > recreate to implement this, it is unlikely we will ever add logical
> > attribute numbers (adds too much complexity to the code).
>
> Does using table recreate break views built against the table? I recall
> someone saying the old way did, it would be very nice if that could be
> fixed or at least added to the TODO. I like the idea of being able to
> alter the positions of the columns too, but that's not as big of an
> issue as breaking views.
Yea, I think it will break views. You have to recreate them.
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