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 Posted - 2005-03-07 : 07:46:06
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| John writes "I would like to determine whether a certain field exists in a table before running an UPDATE statement. This table is always built dynamically based on the contents of an import file which varies in format. How do I check for the existence of a certain field in a table?" |
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madhivanan
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Posted - 2005-03-07 : 08:07:06
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| If col_Length('TableName','ColumnName') is not null'Column exists. Do updatationelse'Column does not existMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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Determining if a field exists in a table