Difference between revisions of "NOT NULL Column Constraint"

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==Example==
 
==Example==
 
<code lang="recital">
 
<code lang="recital">
set sql to recital
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ALTER TABLE customer;
exec sql
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  ADD COLUMN custref CHAR(5) NULL
ALTER TABLE customer ADD COLUMN custref char(5) NULL;
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ALTER TABLE customer;
exec sql
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  ALTER COLUMN custref NOT NULL
ALTER TABLE customer ALTER COLUMN custref NOT NULL;
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use customer
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list dictionary
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</code>
 
</code>
  
  
 
==Products==
 
==Products==
Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer
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Recital, Recital Server
 
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Latest revision as of 11:28, 22 December 2009

Purpose

Column constraint to disallow NULL values


Syntax

NOT NULL


See Also

ALTER TABLE, CONSTRAINTS, CREATE TABLE


Description

A constraint is used to define rules that help to provide data integrity. Column constraints are specific to the column name specified. You must have ALTER privilege on the table. The table will be locked for EXCLUSIVE use during the operation.

The NOT NULL column constraint is used to specify that the column cannot contain NULL values. The NULL column constraint can be used to allow NULL values.


Example

ALTER TABLE customer;
  ADD COLUMN custref CHAR(5) NULL
ALTER TABLE customer;
  ALTER COLUMN custref NOT NULL


Products

Recital, Recital Server