>>Hi,
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>>What is the syntax of adding a placeholder-column to a cursor that would allow NULLs?
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>>Here is the code:
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>>select MYTABLE.*, CAST(0 AS INT) AS MyField1 FROM MYTABLE
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>>I need to make sure that the column MyField1 would accept NULLs. How do I do it? TIA.
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>This works
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>select CAST(coalesce(null,0) as int) as NewColumn
>into #NewTable
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>insert into #NewTable values (null)
>select * from #NewTable
>
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>In other words, the trick seems in using COALESCE function.
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>The idea is from
>
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5465245/create-a-nullable-column-using-sql-server-select-intoWhat is wrong with CAST(null as int)? Why the Coalesce is necessary?
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