Use SQL to drop a column, if it exists in a table

I recently needed to write a script for a customer to run against their database, to delete a column from a table. I wanted to make sure it would only run if that column existed, especially as the column had originally been created by a script that failed to complete

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Adding a relationship constraint to an existing or new column in MS SQL

I recently needed to write some SQL to add a relationship constraint to an existing column in MS SQL. After a bit of research this is the answer I found. I have also included the SQL for adding the same constraint when creating a new table also.   Resource: Continue reading →

Getting Entity Framework to recognise the return type of a Stored Procedure that returns a #temp table

I recently wanted to declare a table, insert data into it and then, depending on a variable passed in to the stored procedure (@i_bitCurrent), either return the contents of the table, or filter the contents with a Where clause and return them (3 options in total). The reason I wanted

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