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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_tools_XTableAlteration_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sdb_tools_XTableAlteration_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdbc_SQLException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/sdbc/SQLException.idl>
#endif
#include <com/sun/star/sdb/tools/XConnectionSupplier.idl>
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XInitialization_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XInitialization.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
#endif

//=============================================================================
module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdb { module tools {
//=============================================================================

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/** allows to alter a table.

    @see com::sun::star::sdb::DataSource::Settings
    @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::ColumnDescriptor
    @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XAlterTable
    @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XAppend
    @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XDrop

    @since OpenOffice 3.3
*/
interface XTableAlteration
{
    interface XConnectionSupplier;

    /** alter the column defined by name

        @param table
            the table to be altered

        @param columnName
            the name of the column to be changed

        @param columnDescriptor
            the column descriptor with the information of the new column definition

        @throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException
        @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XAlterTable
    */
    void  alterColumnByName( [in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet table, [in] string columnName, [in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet columnDescriptor)
        raises ( com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException );

    /** creates a new object using the given descriptor and appends it
		to the related container.
		<b>
		Note:
		</b>
		The descriptor will not be changed and can be used again to append another object.
        @param table
            the table to be altered
		@param descriptor
			the descriptor which should be serve to append a new object
		@throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException 
			if a database access error occurs.
        @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XAppend
	 */
	void addColumn([in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet table,[in]com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet descriptor) 
		raises (com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException);

    /** drops an object of the related container identified by its name.
        @param table
            the table to be altered
		@param columnName
			the name of the column to be dropped
		@throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException 
			if a database access error occurs.
        @see com::sun::star::sdbcx::XDrop
	 */
	void dropColumn([in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet table,[in]string columnName) 
	    raises ( com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException); 
};
//=============================================================================
}; }; }; }; };
//=============================================================================

#endif