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Chirag
Chirag

Reputation: 56925

How to add two new Column to Android SQLite Database?

I have one application on android market , now i want to change the database filed . I want to add two new field to particular table.Can you help me how to add two new columns to table ?

Here is my code.

 private static final String ALTER_USER_TABLE = "ALTER TABLE user_table ADD user_society text,user_street1 text;"; 

 @Override
 public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) 
 {
    db.execSQL(ALTER_USER_TABLE);
 }

I got the following error after executing .

W/System.err(  717): android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: near ",": syntax error: ALTER TABLE user_table ADD user_society text,user_street1 text;
W/System.err(  717):    at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.native_execSQL(Native Method)
W/System.err(  717):    at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.execSQL(SQLiteDatabase.java:1727)
W/System.err(  717):    at com.kbobs.org.database.Database$DatabaseHelper.onUpgrade(Database.java:48)
W/System.err(  717):    at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getWritableDatabase(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:108)
W/System.err(  717):    at com.kbobs.org.database.Database.OpenDatabase(Database.java:54)
W/System.err(  717):    at com.kbobs.org.ui.Login$2.handleMessage(Login.java:222)
W/System.err(  717):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
W/System.err(  717):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
W/System.err(  717):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
W/System.err(  717):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
W/System.err(  717):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
W/System.err(  717):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)
W/System.err(  717):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)

Upvotes: 14

Views: 18321

Answers (2)

Sergio
Sergio

Reputation: 30665

The right way to add new column to DB, for example in version 2, would be:

@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
    if (oldVersion < 2) {
         db.execSQL("ALTER TABLE mytable ADD COLUMN mycolumn TEXT");
    }
}

It covers all pitfalls, including major issue: if a user goes from version 1 to 3 they will miss the upgrade query completely! These users will be in an awkward limbo where they are missing a few of the intermediate updates and do not have the expected sql schema.

Also don't forget to alter the create statement adding new column.

Upvotes: 0

Jens
Jens

Reputation: 17077

You can only add one column at a time. Split it into two ALTER TABLE statements and you should be fine.

private static final String ALTER_USER_TABLE_ADD_USER_SOCIETY = 
    "ALTER TABLE user_table ADD user_society TEXT";
private static final String ALTER_USER_TABLE_ADD_USER_STREET1 = 
    "ALTER TABLE user_table ADD user_street1 TEXT";

@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) 
{
   db.execSQL(ALTER_USER_TABLE_ADD_USER_SOCIETY);
   db.execSQL(ALTER_USER_TABLE_ADD_USER_STREET1);
}

Upvotes: 39

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