Comments on: How to change null values into something else in MS SQL Server http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/how-to-change-null-values-into-something-else-in-ms-sql-server/14 Established January 2005 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:13:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Administrator http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/how-to-change-null-values-into-something-else-in-ms-sql-server/14#comment-24 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:21:24 +0000 http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/how-to-change-null-values-into-something-else-in-ms-sql-server/14#comment-24 Thanks for the correction. I'll try it out the next time I get my hands on SQL server. Thanks for the correction. I’ll try it out the next time I get my hands on SQL server.

]]> by: cco http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/how-to-change-null-values-into-something-else-in-ms-sql-server/14#comment-23 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:16:16 +0000 http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/how-to-change-null-values-into-something-else-in-ms-sql-server/14#comment-23 This doesn't do exactly what you think it does. While it will set all NULL values of field to the value you want, it will also change any value of field that is = 1. The correct way to do this is simple: update [table] set [field]='value you want' where [field] is null This doesn’t do exactly what you think it does. While it will set all NULL values of field to the value you want, it will also change any value of field that is = 1.

The correct way to do this is simple:

update [table] set [field]=’value you want’ where [field] is null

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