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Default Value on a column [message #72668] Tue, 26 August 2003 05:38 Go to next message
Roy George
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Registered: March 2001
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Hello,

I have a table with one column having default value as '0000'. Now, we don't want this default any more. Is there a way, to remove this deafult value on this column? Help pls....

Rgds,
Roy
Re: Default Value on a column [message #72671 is a reply to message #72668] Tue, 26 August 2003 16:15 Go to previous message
Barbara Boehmer
Messages: 9097
Registered: November 2002
Location: California, USA
Senior Member
You can change the default to null, as in the following example:

SQL> CREATE TABLE a_table
  2    (one_column     VARCHAR2 (4) DEFAULT '0000',
  3  	another_column NUMBER)
  4  /

Table created.

SQL> INSERT INTO a_table VALUES ('1111', 1)
  2  /

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO a_table (another_column) VALUES (2)
  2  /

1 row created.

SQL> SELECT * FROM a_table
  2  /

ONE_ ANOTHER_COLUMN                                                             
---- --------------                                                             
1111              1                                                             
0000              2                                                             

SQL> <b>ALTER TABLE a_table MODIFY one_column VARCHAR2 (4) DEFAULT NULL
  2  /</b>

Table altered.

SQL> INSERT INTO a_table (another_column) VALUES (3)
  2  /

1 row created.

SQL> SELECT * FROM a_table
  2  /

ONE_ ANOTHER_COLUMN                                                             
---- --------------                                                             
1111              1                                                             
0000              2                                                             
                  3                                                      
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