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adding a column with a default value

quinnd6 · 2007-07-11 14:22:30

I need to add a column with a default value in sql plus so that when a row is added to the table this column will have this particular value. would it be something like this? alter table thetable add (new_column_name varchar2(100) default 'defaultvalue');

11-07-2007 03:22PM

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quinnd6

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I need to add a column with a default value in sql plus so that when a row is added to the table this column will have this particular value.

would it be something like this?

alter table thetable add (new_column_name varchar2(100) default 'defaultvalue');

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#2 11-07-2007 03:57PM

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Indeed. Google says:

ALTER TABLE table_name
ADD(fieldname data_declaration constraint_definitions);

If it operates like most other SQL implementations, the inclusion of a default value means that all historical data will also contain the default value for that column.

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#3 11-07-2007 04:13PM

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Alternately, add the column, run an update, commit the change.

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