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 How to set a deafult value of 0 via script?

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pras2007
Posting Yak Master

216 Posts

Posted - 2009-09-28 : 11:54:22

Hello All,

Below I created a computed field in sql now how can I add a defualt value of 0?
ALTER TABLE Table ADD [Total_Amount] AS ([Col1] + [Col2])
Please advice.

Thanks.

TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

6065 Posts

Posted - 2009-09-28 : 12:59:47
a default doesn't apply to a computed column. If your expression can be null because either Col1 or Col2 allows Nulls and you want a zero in those cases then use: (coalesce([Col1] + [Col2], 0))

Be One with the Optimizer
TG
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