#!/bin/bash # # Changes the tcm.bullmessage column in the metadata database to type "text", # so that it is actually unlimited in length. # # Run on dx1. To do a dry run, run with the '-d' option. # # Author: tgurney echo "INFO: $0 started." dtype=$(psql -Aqt --user=awips --db=metadata -c \ "select data_type || '(' || coalesce(character_maximum_length,0) || ')' from information_schema.columns where table_name = 'tcm' and column_name='bullmessage';" ) finish="commit" if [[ "$1" == "-d" ]]; then echo "INFO: -d was specified, will not actually change anything." finish="rollback" fi if [[ "$dtype" != "text(0)" ]]; then echo "INFO: tcm.bullmessage is of type '$dtype'. Changing to 'text'" psql --user=awipsadmin --db=metadata << EOF begin; alter table if exists tcm alter column bullmessage type text; $finish; EOF else echo "INFO: tcm.bullmessage is of type 'text'. No change neccessary" fi echo "INFO: $0 finished."