You can just add DEFAULT keyword followed by the default value in the column definition and use it either when creating a new table or altering a table to add/set a default value to its column(s)...... See: http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/R/CREATE_TABLE.html http://www.mysql.com/doc/A/L/ALTER_TABLE.html Gurhan
-----Original Message----- From: Edward Peloke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 2:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: defaults How do I add defaults to a table? In SQL Server I can simply write columnname bit null constraint defaultname default (0) when I create the table. Thanks, Eddie --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
