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Setting default for almost all columns in a table?
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Microsoft SQL Server
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SQL Server:
SQL Server 2005
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01548548
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01548549
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>Hi,
>
>I am wondering (want to make sure I won't regret at some point) if setting default to many columns is ok (from the stand-point of good db design practice). For example, I have a table that has 34 columns and it looks like I will have defaults set for 30 columns (some 0, some empty string ''). Is this ok? TIA.


Well, you made that choice when you decided that nulls were not a good idea, didn't you? :)
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