MSSQL - Alter Column Data Type
In normally in SQL, syntax for alter table is
ALTER TABLE table_name
MODIFY column_name data_type
Example.
ALTER TABLE products
MODIFY product_name VARCHAR2(50)
But if in MSSQL, you have to use "ALTER COLUMN" instead.
ALTER TABLE table_name
ALTER COLUMN column_name data_type
Example.
ALTER TABLE products
ALTER COLUMN product_name varchar(50)
ALTER TABLE table_name
MODIFY column_name data_type
Example.
ALTER TABLE products
MODIFY product_name VARCHAR2(50)
But if in MSSQL, you have to use "ALTER COLUMN" instead.
ALTER TABLE table_name
ALTER COLUMN column_name data_type
Example.
ALTER TABLE products
ALTER COLUMN product_name varchar(50)