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Adding PK constraint after SELECT INTO fails.

Asked by ChetOS82 in SQL Query Syntax, MS SQL Server

Tags: Microsoft, Sql Server, 2000

I need to create a new table from another table and then add a primary key to the new table. In order to do that, the id column cannot be null. So, I alter the id column to remove the nullability and then add the primary key.

If I run this as a batch, it fails saying "Cannot define PRIMARY KEY constraint on nullable column in table 'newTable'". If I run this line-by-line in the query analyzer, it runs fine. If I add a GO after the first ALTER TABLE statement, it runs fine as a batch.

Unfortunately, I need to run this as stored procedure, so I cannot use GO. What do I need to change to let this run as a batch without submitting the first two statements as a batch, and then running the last statement?Start Free Trial

         
             SELECT * INTO newTable FROM oldTable
 
ALTER TABLE [newTable] ALTER COLUMN id int NOT NULL
 
ALTER TABLE [newTable] ADD CONSTRAINT [PK_newTable] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
 (
   [id]
 ) ON [PRIMARY]

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Adding PK constraint after SELECT INTO fails.

Asked by ChetOS82 in SQL Query Syntax, MS SQL Server

Tags: Microsoft, Sql Server, 2000

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