Modify PK Column Size
Jun 20, 2008Hi,
Is it possible to increase the primary column size..?
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SQL 2005 Resize Initial Log Size: MODIFY FILE Failed. Specified Size Is Less Than Current Size.
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I am trying to resize a database initial log file from 500M to 2M. I€™m using€?
ALTER DATABASE <DBNAME> MODIFY FILE ( NAME = <DBLOGFILENAME, SIZE = 2 ) "
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Initializing Files
By default, data and log files are initialized by filling the files with zeros when you perform one of the following operations:
Create a database
Add files to an existing database
Increase the size of an existing file
Restore a database or filegroup
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Created table test in the following structure,
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TSQL - Using ALTER TABLE - ALTER COLUMN To Modify Column Type / Set Identity Column
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If I have a temporary table called #CTE
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[Name]
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[RowID Table Level]
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http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2093921&SiteID=1
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'Pages' table
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ex. of data
current desired
$345,434.0 345434.0 (stripping out of $ & commas)
435.0 leave as is
general txt leave as is
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sql 2000
trying to do from query analyzer
thanks
glnsk8ter@yahoo.com
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I was wondering how to modify a column's properties, like its datatype or length.
I know I'm supposed to do something like this:
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My main concern is, what will the database do to all the data in the column, if the column used to be, say nvarchar(50)? Will I lose the data in the column if I change the datatype? And what if I had data in this column that was longer than 20 characters? Will the data now be truncated? What can I do to make sure that nothing happens to the data once I change the datatype?
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07J06274
05J03254
04J11245
I need to modify the data in the column to look like this:
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..images 5J03254.jpg
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How can I do this?
Thanks for all your guys' help. This is the last question for the day. I promise
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Mar 2, 2007Dear all
I have a problem about replication, so I want to modify some columns in a table, but my database using replicate. How to do it?
Please solution.
Thank.
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Jun 3, 2007Hello,
I have a column that is a currently set as nvarchar(50) and is called DateEmployed.
There are over a hundred rows that contain dates which is in nvarchar format.
This column now needs to be changed to a DateTime datatype. (Don't ask me it was not set
to a dateTime when this was first designed - I wasn't here)
However, I have to change this column to a DateTime without destroying the data.
Is there any easy way to write some script or use studio management to change this.
Currently the data is displayed like this in this column dd/MM/yyyy i.e. 25/8/2007.
The method I am using to try and change this is by going to studio management clicking
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I get this following error message:
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Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type datetime.
The statement has been terminated.
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IDENTITY Modify Or Edit Char Into One Column
Nov 6, 2007sorry all help does not work , if the value like this
table = test
magusageid playid msgtype mchangeprice
------------- --------- ---------- ---------------
35 6 a 400
36 8 a 450
======================================
and other question is if magusageid is use int IDENTITY(1,1)
how can i edit char in my magusageid which like this
magusageid playid msgtype mchangeprice
------------- --------- ---------- ---------------
A000_35 6 a 400
A000_36 8 a 450
sorry the question is
when i insert one row into this table and the data type my want to auto increase 1 to z
in sql i can use IDENTITY this data type to increas but the column of data use only number without char
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Error Trying To Modify Column With SQL Server Express 2005
Mar 6, 2008I am tearing my hair out with this!!
I have created a DB and up until yesterday I have been using SQL commands to add/remove tables, columns, constraints etc. However today when I attempt to modify the datatype of a column using
alter table Person modify Gender nchar(2)
I get this error
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 1
Incorrect syntax near 'modify'.
I can still add colums but get the same error if I try to drop them and I can amend the tables in any way via the Design view so I don't think it's permission related.
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Transactional Repln,how To Modify The Width Of A Column Of A Table Which Is Replicated
Aug 3, 2006Hi All,
Is there a way by which we can modify the width of a column of a table which is being replicated without touching the ongoing transactional replication? This is for MSSQL2000 Transactional Replication.
I know (and successfully tried) that we can add a column to a table and that gets propaged to the replicate database and indeed the added column gets reflected there. How to add a column? sp_repaddcolumn or Right Click on the Publication-Properties and it shows a button to Add a Column.
This is what I have tried for modifying the width of a column of a table participating in Transactional Replication from varchar(10) to varchar(100)
MH (source) -> MH1 (Replicate)
The column €ścol1€? had width of varchar(10) and this was altered to varchar(100).
insert into MH..test_mh values(4,'abcdeabcdefff')
select * from MH1..test_mh
exec sp_dropsubscription @publication = N'MH', @article = N'test_mh', @subscriber = N'UKPBDRMTST2', @destination_db = N'MH1'
go
exec sp_droparticle @publication = N'MH', @article = N'test_mh'
go
alter table test_mh alter column col2 varchar(100) null OR
MH1..sp_help test_mh
exec sp_addarticle @publication = N'MH', @article = N'test_mh', @source_table = N'test_mh'
go
exec sp_addsubscription @publication = N'MH', @article = N'test_mh', @subscriber = N'UKPBDRMTST2' , @destination_db = N'MH1'
go
Needless to say, help would be apreciated -
~Mihir
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--------------------
Initializing
Connecting to Publisher 'REPLIC'
Retrieving publication information
Retrieving subscription information
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