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Column constraint to disallow NULL values | Column constraint to disallow NULL values | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 29 October 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
set sql to recital exec sql ALTER TABLE customer ADD COLUMN custref char(5) NULL; exec sql ALTER TABLE customer ALTER COLUMN custref NOT NULL; use customer list dictionary
Products
Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer
