Tag: constraints

Create a CHECK Constraint in MySQL

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As of MySQL 8.0.16, we can create CHECK constraints in MySQL.

A CHECK constraint is a type of integrity constraint. It specifies a search condition to check the value being entered into a row. If the value being entered violates the CHECK constraint, then the result of the search condition is FALSE and an error occurs (unless the IGNORE clause is used in the SQL statement, in which case a warning is reported and the offending row is skipped).

The ability to create CHECK constraints was introduced in MySQL 8.0.16. Prior to version 8.0.16, MySQL actually allowed a limited version of CHECK constraint syntax, but it was completely ignored (no CHECK constraint was created or evaluated).

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Fix “Cannot drop a default constraint by DROP DEFAULT statement. Use ALTER TABLE to drop a constraint default.” in SQL Server

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If you’re getting an error that reads something like “Cannot drop a default constraint by DROP DEFAULT statement. Use ALTER TABLE to drop a constraint default“, it’s because you’re trying to use DROP DEFAULT to drop a DEFAULT constraint.

The DROP DEFAULT statement has been flagged for deletion from SQL Server, and Microsoft recommends that we use the ALTER TABLE statement to drop DEFAULT constraints.

Therefore, to fix this issue, use the ALTER TABLE statement to drop the DEFAULT constraint.

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Fix Msg 3728 in SQL Server “… is not a constraint”

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If you’re getting an error that reads something like “Msg 3728, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
‘DF__Dogs__DogId__6FE99F9F’ is not a constraint“, it’s probably because you’re trying to drop a constraint that isn’t in the database.

To fix this issue, check to make sure the constraint exists before dropping it. Alternatively, use the IF EXISTS clause to drop the constraint only if it exists.

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Set a Default Value for a Column in SQLite: DEFAULT Constraint

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When creating a table in SQLite, you have the option of adding constraints to each column.

One such constraint is the DEFAULT constraint.

The DEFAULT constraint allows you to specify a value to be used in the event no value is supplied for that column when a new row is inserted.

If you don’t use a DEFAULT clause, then the default value for a column is NULL.

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How to Skip Rows that Violate Constraints When Inserting Data in SQLite

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In SQLite, when you try to insert multiple rows into a table, and any of those rows violates a constraint on that table, the operation will fail.

This is to be expected, after all, that’s what the constraint is for.

But what if you just want to ignore any rows that violate constraints? In other words, if a row violates a constraint, you want SQLite to skip that row, then carry on processing the next row, and so on.

Fortunately, there’s an easy way to do this in SQLite.

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