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Add a default to a column

  • March 17, 2011 at 10:15 am

    #247102

    Show in SSMS and T-SQL, how to add a default to a column at design time (CREATE) and later (ALTER).

    Be nice to add these defaults

    space for char field

    0 for numeric

    current date for date field

  • March 17, 2011 at 10:30 am

    #1300058

    Hi Steve

    I'll take this.

    Regards

  • March 17, 2011 at 10:50 am

    #1300073

    Excellent, this should be an easy one.

  • July 29, 2011 at 9:08 am

    #1360862

    Hi Steve

    I'm going to have to pass on this. Workload means I don't currently have time to write an article that adds any value compared to what is already out there. Sorry. I've submitted a QOTD instead as penance.

    Anybody else able to do this?

  • July 29, 2011 at 9:23 am

    #1360871

    No worries, we'll find someone else.

  • November 29, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    #1414410

    Since this is very well documented in Books Online, I have to ask, do you still want an article on this and, if so, should it be more of a "Spackle" article?

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

  • November 29, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    #1414428

    Yes, and Yes. We want to expand and cover things that are in BOL in a different way. A practical use for this in a short article that someone has implemented in production would be nice.

  • November 30, 2011 at 6:09 am

    #1414609

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/29/2011)

    Yes, and Yes. We want to expand and cover things that are in BOL in a different way. A practical use for this in a short article that someone has implemented in production would be nice.

    Understood and can do. I'll take this one on. Thank you for the guidance.

    I believe I still owe you one on getting BCP (and other methods) to produce column headers, as well. I'll see what I can do about that, as well.

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

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