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- SQL
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- databases
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# Updating an SQL table
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We use the `ALTER` query to add, remove and otherwise change the structural
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properties of a table in the database.
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## Add an additional field to existing table
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This adds a `price` field to the `sales` table. The `price` field accepts data
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of the type `real`.
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```sql
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ALTER TABLE sales ADD price real;
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```
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