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preeti164
Starting Member

2 Posts

Posted - 2008-12-15 : 18:43:56

I am trying to alter column in tblCustomer and set the default value to 0.Also want to set this column to allow NULL.Below is the statement i am trying and getting the following error.Please help.

ALTER TABLE dbo.tblCustomerDetails alter COLUMN Customer1 bit NULL SET DEFAULT '0';

Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'DEFAULT'.

sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2008-12-15 : 19:05:30

Alter table dbo.tblCustomerDetails Add CONSTRAINT [Defaultname] Default(0) for Customer1

preeti164
Starting Member

2 Posts

Posted - 2008-12-15 : 19:26:47

Is there a way to drop default. I have a default on my column as 1 and i need to change it to 0.

alter table <table_name> alter column <column_name> drop default giving me errors.

sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2008-12-15 : 19:32:52

Alter table tablename drop constraint <defaultname>

You should learn from Booksonline.

raky
Aged Yak Warrior

767 Posts

Posted - 2008-12-17 : 10:23:40

Hi,

Use the below statement u get better result
ALTER TABLE dbo.tblCustomerDetails ADD CONSTRAINT
DF_tblCustomerDetails1_Customer1 DEFAULT 0 FOR Customer1

Be Cool...

sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2008-12-17 : 10:24:57

quote:
Originally posted by raky

Hi,

Use the below statement u get better result
ALTER TABLE dbo.tblCustomerDetails ADD CONSTRAINT
DF_tblCustomerDetails1_Customer1 DEFAULT 0 FOR Customer1

Be Cool...

What I wrote in 12/15/2008 : 19:05:30 ?

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-12-17 : 10:59:50

quote:
Originally posted by sodeep

quote:
Originally posted by raky

Hi,

Use the below statement u get better result
ALTER TABLE dbo.tblCustomerDetails ADD CONSTRAINT
DF_tblCustomerDetails1_Customer1 DEFAULT 0 FOR Customer1

Be Cool...

What I wrote in 12/15/2008 : 19:05:30 ?

its not first time he's doing this

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