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SamC
White Water Yakist
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 Posted - 2002-07-28 : 18:02:24
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| ALTER TABLE Users DROP COLUMN EmployeeTypeReturnsALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN EmployeeType failed because one or more objects access this column.So, there's a dependency created by the DEFAULT '' On this field.I've checked BOL, and other than explicitly DROPing the Dependency, is there a more direct way to drop this column?SamC |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
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Posted - 2002-07-28 : 18:04:45
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| Nope. You need to drop the constraint(s) and foreign key(s) on the column first. |
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SamC
White Water Yakist
3467 Posts |
Posted - 2002-07-28 : 18:14:38
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| This get's messy then.BOL is vague about this.Is there a way to remove the dependency without explicitly naming it like:ALTER TABLE Users ALTER COLUMN EmployeeType NODEFAULTTo kill the default value to the column, then delete the column withALTER TABLE Users DROP COLUMN EmployeeType??SamC |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
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Posted - 2002-07-28 : 18:23:34
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| You'd have to use dynamic SQL to do it. |
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Dropping a column with Dependencies