[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Is the DEFAULT value for a column suppose to replace > an explicit NULL value? Or does the DEFAULT value only > get used if no values for an insert is specified? What > is the correct SQL behavior? > > SQLite does the latter - the DEFAULT value is only used > if no value is given for the column. If you insert an > explicit NULL value then a NULL value is inserted instead > of the DEFAULT value. Ticket #1705 says this is > incorrect. > > Which is right? The current SQLite implementation or > ticket #1705?
I don't know which is "right" but I certainly have a strong preference. If I explicitly insert a value into a column, it's because I want *that* value inserted -- even if the value I insert is NULL. If I don't insert any value, then I expect the DEFAULT value, if one is specified for the column to be inserted in that column. Derrell
