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DROP DEFAULT DF_tblIndividual_fldRenewalStatus

ALTER TABLE tblIndividual
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ALTER TABLE tblIndividual
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GO

ALTER TABLE tblIndividual
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Thoughts?

Thanks

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---------------------------------

Script for drop, alter, add... modified slightly for simplicity...

declare @Error int

BEGIN TRAN
SELECT @Error = 0

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-- this is retrieved at run time from the sysconstraints table; hard-coded here...
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