>>What Antonio suggested works. Except when I use the default.
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>>Example:
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>>ALTER TABLE MyTable ALTER COLUMN notes varchar(max) not null default ''
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>>I am getting error "near key word Default"
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>>What am I missing?
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>>TIA
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>Dmitry, I think this is how MSSQL adds a default value to an existing column:
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>ALTER TABLE MyTable ADD CONSTRAINT DF_NotesAreEmpty DEFAULT '' FOR notes;
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Antonio,
I am sure your code works. But what I found is that if I change the type from Text to Varchar(max) and simply add NOT NULL, the default of the Text type stays. So, in the end I don't need to set the default.
Thank you.
UPDATE. I believe you are right. I have to "deal" with the constraint. Because when I ALTER the column, the SQL complaints that the field NOTES depends on the constraint. So, I will have to drop the constraint first.
It is never very simple :)
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