How to increase the length of a character varying datatype in Postgres without data loss

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How to increase the length of a character varying datatype in Postgres without data loss

Run the following command:

alter table TABLE_NAME alter column COLUMN_NAME type character varying(120);

This will extend the character varying column field size to 120.

Remember to change TABLE_NAME to the relevant table name and COLUMN_NAME to the relevant column name.

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