SQL Server - How to Drop / Delete Column from Table in 2008

Introduction:

Here I will explain how to drop column in SQL Server or delete columns from table in SQL Server 2008.

Description:

In previous articles SQL Query to get list of tables in database, SQL add auto increment column to table, SQL Server ACID properties, SQL date diff function example  and many articles related to SQL Server. Now I will explain how to drop or delete columns from table SQL Server.

Query to Drop or delete column from existing table

If we want to drop column from existing table that syntax will be like this

ALTER TABLE Table_Name DROP COLUMN COLUMN_NAME

Ex:

ALTER TABLE emp_table DROP COLUMN Manager_Name

From the above query declaration column “Manager_Name” will drop from emp_table

Query to modify existing column datatype in table

If we want to modify existing column datatype from data table that syntax will be like this

ALTER TABLE Table_Name ALTER COLUMN COLUMN_NAME DATATYPE

Ex:

ALTER TABLE emp_table ALTER COLUMN Manager_Name nvarchar(max)

From the above query declaration I changed “Manager_Name” column datatype from VARCHAR(50) to nvarchar(max)

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