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AskSQLTeam
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 Posted - 2006-04-19 : 10:22:02
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| Don writes "How do you pass variables to the Alter Table command that would add a new column based on a script variable?I tried this but syntax errors;CREATE PROCEDURE addcolumn AS decalre @Newcolumn nvarchar alter table Indutil add @newColumn nvarchar(100) null" |
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robvolk
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Posted - 2006-04-19 : 10:24:08
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| You can't do it that way without using dynamic SQL, and it is an extremely bad practice in any event. Adding columns in such a manner is a good indication that your database is not properly designed, especially if you'd allow an end user to call a stored procedure to do it. |
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Alter Table