Wednesday, 6 February 2013

SQL SERVER : Alter The Column Size In SQl Server table

Changing the Size of Column :

You can change the Length, Precision or Scale of a column by specifying a new size for the column datatype in the ALTER COLUMN Clause.

If Data Exist in the column , the new size can not be smaller than the maximum size of the data. Also the column can not be defined in an Index, Unless the column is a varchar, nvarchar or varbinary data type and  the Index is not the result of a  PRIMARY Key constraint.

Syntax :

ALTER table <table> alter column <coumn> nvarchar(biggernumber) [NOT] NULL

Example :

Use Val_Invoice_Data
GO
ALTER table [tblvaluation] alter column valuationtype varchar(MAX)


2 comments:

  1. Alter table(table name); In this syntax we need to add a data type of column.?

    How to delete a colum.?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hello,

      Syntax for delete a column from a table :

      alter table [tablename] drop column [CoulmnName]

      Thanks,
      Sachin

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