>I have a weird situation here. Here is the script:
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>ALTER TABLE [Advertis] ADD [AddUserTemporary] int
>UPDATE [Advertis] SET [AddUserTemporary]=AddUser
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>SQL Server is too smart and doesn't want to execute this script because the second line contains a field which does not exist. Well, I know that because I want to create it in the first line. But, because it validates the entire script before starting, I cannot execute this.
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>Any idea?
Just put them in two separate batches:
ALTER TABLE [Advertis] ADD [AddUserTemporary] int
GO
UPDATE [Advertis] SET [AddUserTemporary]=AddUser
or if you have to do this from an application:
EXEC sp_executesql N'ALTER TABLE [Advertis] ADD [AddUserTemporary] int'
EXEC sp_executesql N'UPDATE [Advertis] SET [AddUserTemporary]=AddUser'
Against Stupidity the Gods themselves Contend in Vain - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
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