in sql server. my database name RequestInfo, I have a table name RequestedDate, which have data type is datetime. now i want when ever the value of other columns of table is inserted, then automatically in the RequestedDate column, today date should inserted.
i am using this query but it shows no today in built function.
alter table RequestInfo add default Today() for RequestedDate
Define Default Value When Creating Table
CREATE TABLE TestTable
(
ID INT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
DATECOLUMN DATETIME DEFAULT GETDATE() --<-- Default Value
)
Already Existing Table on already Existing Column
ALTER TABLE TestTable
ADD CONSTRAINT DF_YourTable DEFAULT GETDATE() FOR DATECOLUMN
Add a new Column to an Existing Table With Default Value
ALTER TABLE TestTable
ADD New_DATE_COLUMN DATETIME DEFAULT GETDATE()
This worked for me:
ALTER TABLE YOUR_TABLE ADD Date_Created TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;
Related
I want to change the data type of a column from integer to datetime in an SQL Server database.
The column contains NULL values only.
This works:
ALTER TABLE tablename ALTER COLUMN columnname DATETIME
However this doesn't:
ALTER TABLE tablename ALTER COLUMN columnname DATETIME DEFAULT NULL
I would like to know why exactly this doesn't work.
I know that it is possible to add a default value with this command afterwards:
ALTER TABLE tablename ADD CONSTRAINT DF_SomeName DEFAULT NULL FOR columnname
But is there a way to change the data type and add a default value with just one command?
EDIT: I have to do this in a Sybase db as well and there it works like this:
ALTER TABLE tablename MODIFY columnname DATETIME DEFAULT NULL
Here my table.
CREATE TABLE annual_goals (
id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY,
content TEXT NOT NULL,
complete BOOLEAN DEFAULT false,
date_created TIMESTAMP DEFAULT now() NOT null,
date_modified TIMESTAMP DEFAULT now() NOT null
);
I want to alter it such that I can add a new column called month_num that returns the number of the month given date_created (i.e. if the date_created of an entry is 5/31/2019, I want the month_num to automatically populate 5).
I tried the following but I'm getting an error that states "ERROR: syntax error at or near "A
S"
ALTER TABLE annual_goals
ADD year_num
AS year(date_created);
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
You have two errors in the code. One is that MySQL requires the type. The second is that the expression needs to be surrounded by parentheses:
ALTER TABLE annual_goals ADD year_num int AS ( year(date_created) );
EDIT:
In Postgres, you can use the syntax:
alter table annual_goals
add year_num int generated always as (extract(year from date_created)) stored;
Here is a db<>fiddle.
You could try this:
ALTER TABLE annual_goals
ADD year_num int;
UPDATE annual_goals
SET year_num=year(date_created);
Is there a way to add column DATE_CREATED such as only new rows will pickup the default sysdate? When I ran the ALTER below, all priors rows got the DATE_CREATED set to the run-time of the ALTER script; I would prefer them to remain null.
alter table abc.mytable
add
(DATE_CREATED date default sysdate null
);
You need to first add the column without a default:
alter table mytable add date_created date default null;
and then add define the default value:
alter table mytable modify date_created default sysdate;
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How do I add a "last updated" column in a SQL Server 2008 R2 table?
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Does anyone know of a function as such that I can use to add an automatic date and timestamp in a column for when a user adds a record to the database table?
You can create a non-nullable DATETIME column on your table, and create a DEFAULT constraint on it to auto populate when a row is added.
e.g.
CREATE TABLE Example
(
SomeField INTEGER,
DateCreated DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT(GETDATE())
)
You can make a default constraint on this column that will put a default getdate() as a value.
Example:
alter table dbo.TABLE
add constraint df_TABLE_DATE default getdate() for DATE_COLUMN
You can use a datetime field and set it's default value to GetDate().
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Test](
[TimeStamp] [datetime] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_Test_TimeStamp] DEFAULT (GetDate()),
[Foo] [varchar](50) NOT NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
You can pass GetDate() function as an parameter to your insert query
e.g
Insert into table (col1,CreatedOn) values (value1,Getdate())
you can use DateAdd on a trigger or a computed column if the timestamp you are adding is fixed or dependent of another column
I have a table called sample and it has a column called [__INSERT_DATE] which is null. Now I want to alter the column with default as getdate(). When I tried the following it gave me an error.
ALTER TABLE sample
ALTER COLUMN [__INSERT_DATE] [datetime] DEFAULT (getdate()) NULL)
Can anyone tell me what the problem is?
Try this:
ALTER TABLE MyTable ADD CONSTRAINT
DF_MyTable_Inserted DEFAULT GETDATE() FOR INSERT_DATE
GO
This assumes your table is named MyTable, the column is INSERT_DATE, and the name of the contstraint is to be DF_MyTable_Inserted
Try this:
ALTER TABLE sample ADD CONSTRAINT DF_sample___INSERT_DATE DEFAULT(GETDATE()) FOR __INSERT_DATE
ALTER TABLE sample ADD INSERT_DATE [datetime] NOT NULL DEFAULT GetDate()
This will works in Microsoft SQL Server
MSDN gives this example:
ALTER TABLE MyCustomers ALTER COLUMN CompanyName SET DEFAULT 'A. Datum Corporation'
That would give you
ALTER TABLE sample ALTER COLUMN __INSERT_DATE SET DEFAULT GETDATE()
I was able to do it using SSManagement Studio
make the date field not nullable, then from properties
set Defalut Value or Binding to getdate()
ALTER TABLE sample
ALTER COLUMN [__INSERT_DATE] [datetime] DEFAULT (getdate()) NULL)
You have one too many closing brackets in the above statement. There are 2 of these -> ( but 3 of these -> )
(Your_Date_Column) Make it Null / Not Null and give default value GetDate() but still it will not work.
You have to create a trigger like this,
CREATE TRIGGER [dbo].[Trigger_Date]
ON [dbo].[TableName]
FOR INSERT
AS
BEGIN
Declare #Id int
set #Id = (select Id from inserted)
Update [dbo].[TableName]
Set Your_Date_Column = GetDate()
Where Id = #Id
END
This way worked for me:
ALTER TABLE sample ALTER COLUMN INSERT_DATE [datetime] NULL DEFAULT GetDate()
If you already have values in the column, you can do something like this:
Alter Table sample add INSERT_DATE_TEMP [datetime] NOT NULL DEFAULT GetDate()
Update sample
SET INSERT_DATE_TEMP = INSERT_DATE
Alter Table sample Drop Column INSERT_DATE
exec sp_rename 'sample.INSERT_DATE_TEMP','INSERT_DATE','COLUMN'
Does getdate() return the correct date and time datatype for your declared column? There are some new date and time datatypes in SQL Server 2008.
Here's an article that explains some of the differences.
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/articles/dev/datetime_2008_p1.aspx