ALTER TABLE max_seq_id ADD COLUMN int_seq_id INTEGER; -- Convert 8 byte wide big-endian integer as blob to native 64 bit integer. -- Adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/70296198. UPDATE max_seq_id SET int_seq_id = ( SELECT ( (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -1 , 1)) << 0) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -2 , 1)) << 4) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -3 , 1)) << 8) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -4 , 1)) << 12) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -5 , 1)) << 16) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -6 , 1)) << 20) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -7 , 1)) << 24) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -8 , 1)) << 28) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -9 , 1)) << 32) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -10, 1)) << 36) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -11, 1)) << 40) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -12, 1)) << 44) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -13, 1)) << 48) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -14, 1)) << 52) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -15, 1)) << 56) | (instr('123456789ABCDEF', substr(hex(seq_id), -16, 1)) << 60) ) ); ALTER TABLE max_seq_id DROP COLUMN seq_id; ALTER TABLE max_seq_id RENAME COLUMN int_seq_id TO seq_id;