>>Hi,
>>
>>What is the syntax of adding a placeholder-column to a cursor that would allow NULLs?
>>
>>Here is the code:
>>
>>
>>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.
>
>to get a nullable integer field,
>the min code on SQL SERVER is:
>
>-- fill with null value
>SELECT NULL AS IntField
>-- fill with not null value
>SELECT CAST(3 AS INT) AS IntField
>
First, thank you.
But why would one line, like the following, not get a nullable integer field?:
SELECT CAST(NULL AS INT) AS IntField
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