adding the column by using the alter command.

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adding the column by using the alter command.

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argon007
Starting Member

38 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-01 : 03:01:28

[code]ALTER TABLE customers
add column active_flg int(1) [/code]

but i got error.

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

what should i do?

ps. thanks for warning... i won't edit the post after i got the answer anymore.

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-01 : 03:05:16

Don't specify a size for int. You'll also need to specify NULL or a default value. I've used NULL below, but that might not be what you want.

ALTER TABLE customers
add column active_flg int NULL

Tara Kizer
Microsoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Server
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/

Database maintenance routines:
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/archive/2004/07/02/1705.aspx

argon007
Starting Member

38 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-01 : 03:16:13

thank you,

tried it, but still the same problem.

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-01 : 03:29:52

Oops. Remove the word column.

ALTER TABLE customers
ADD active_flg int NULL

Tara Kizer
Microsoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Server
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/

Database maintenance routines:
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/archive/2004/07/02/1705.aspx

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-01 : 03:32:03

quote:
Originally posted by argon007

thank you,

tried it, but still the same problem.

Use like this

ALTER TABLE customers
ADD active_flag int NULL

argon007
Starting Member

38 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-01 : 03:51:18

thank you, got solved.

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-01 : 04:28:56

quote:
Originally posted by argon007

thank you, got solved.

You're welcome

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