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Prefix to a Identity Column

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ramkirangj
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7 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-21 : 05:24:58

Hi every one
I have table "Qualification" with a column "Code" as identity.

The problem is in my table i want to have prefix as 'Q' to that identity column

How can i get this

SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-21 : 05:37:01

In your query? SELECT Code AS qCode ...
Or in your table? sp_rename...

E 12°55'05.63"
N 56°04'39.26"

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-21 : 06:23:27

create a new column on the fly as

SELECT 'Q' + CAST(youridentitycolumn as varchar(10)) AS NewCol,...

alternatively if you want this to held in table create another computed column based on identity column as


CREATE TABLE
(
IDCol int identity(1,1),
....
NewCol AS 'Q' + CAST(IDCol AS varchar(10))
)

madhivanan
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22864 Posts

Posted - 2008-11-21 : 07:33:40

or do it in fornt end application

Madhivanan

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