>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>What would be the TSQL syntax to check if a column is set to be an Indenity column (Is Identity = Yes)? And if No, how to do set the column in Identity Yes in code?
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>
>>>Sys.columns has IsIdentity bit column, e.g.
>>>
>>>if exists (SELECT name, is_identity
>>>FROM sys.columns
>>>WHERE [object_id] = object_id('items')
>>>and is_identity = 1)
>>>
>>>print 'Table Items has identity column'
>>>
>>>(If you know the column name, just check it using a similar script).
>>>
>>>If you want to make the column to be identity, you need to re-create the table (e.g. if you don't want to preserve current values, you can do
>>>

>>>select identity (int,1,1) as NewIdentityColumn, col1, col2, ... 
>>>into myNewTable
>>>from myTable

>>
>>I found an article by Pinal Dave where he shows a way to change the column into an Identity. Not very simple; requires creating temp table, etc. So I will do it in SSMS since I don't need to do it often.
>>
>>http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/05/03/sql-server-add-or-remove-identity-property-on-column/
>
>Funny that I didn't check this article, but wrote the same script from the top of my head.

Good job.