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when i used SELECT * INTO NEWTABLE FROM OLDTABLE<br />
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it recreates the VARCHAR fields into NVARCHAR..<br />
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there are many such tables now in the database. Is it possible to correct them all through a UPDATE or ALTER Query?
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when i used SELECT * INTO NEWTABLE FROM OLDTABLE

it recreates the VARCHAR fields into NVARCHAR..

there are many such tables now in the database. Is it possible to correct them all through a UPDATE or ALTER Query?

changing data types across the database

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