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jcb267
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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 Posted - 2009-03-17 : 23:12:53
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| I am using SQL 2005 and working on a database for which I am not the DBA, therefore I do not have rights to create views, alter tables, etc. However, if I write the code for a view and give it to the DBA she will create it for me.I need to change a field in a table from varying width to fixed with (6 numerals). Can I do that with a view? |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2009-03-17 : 23:16:21
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| A view won't change the underlying table structure. In the view you can SELECT the column with CAST or CONVERT make the output of the view have a different datatype than the underlying column.Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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