Re-order columns of table in Oracle

Question

I have a table with 50+ columns and I need to swap the order of the first two columns. What is the best way to accomplish this using Oracle? Assume the table name is ORDERDE

Answer 1

Use the View for your efforts in altering the position of the column: CREATE VIEW CORRECTED_POSITION AS SELECT co1_1, col_3, col_2 FROM UNORDERDED_POSITION should help.

This requests are made so some reports get produced where it is using SELECT * FROM [table_name]. Or, some business has a hierarchy approach of placing the information in order for better readability from the back end.

Thanks Dilip