>>This is exactly what I did. And the result was as I described, step by step. And I was hoping I can combine it all in a more concise statement.
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>Concise (readable and understandable) is what SSMS gave you. Do not try to overcomplicate SQL commands.
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>You can issue all the commands in a single command execution - just separate the commands with semicolons.
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I see. Thank you.
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