eolas/Databases/SQL/7_ALTER.md

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categories:
  - Databases
  - Programming_Languages
tags: [SQL]
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# SQL: ALTER

We use the `ALTER` query to add, remove and otherwise change the structural properties of a table.

## Add an additional field to existing table

This adds a `price` field to the `sales` table. The `price` field accepts data of the type `real` . `real` is a slightly less precise (less memory) version of float

```sql
ALTER TABLE sales ADD price real;
```