alter table add column at specific position in sql server
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edx
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Is it possible to add a column to a table at a specific ordinal position in SQL Server? For instance, our tables always have CreatedDate, CreatedBy, LastModifiedDate, LastModifiedBy columns at the "end" of each table definition? I'd like the new column to show up in SSMS above these columns.
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Total Answered: 2 Total Marked As Answer: 1 Posted On: 11-Jun-2017 21:50 Share: 
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Rahul M...
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Unfortunately you can't. If you really want them in that order you'll have to create a new table with the columns in that order and copy data. Or rename columns etc. There is no easy way.
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13-Jun-2017 22:19
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Smith
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I agree too, SQL Server does not care about the ordinal position. If you want to create the table with a specific column order or rearrange order, you will have to recreate the table and dump data out and in to the new table. Why do you care about the ordinal position, relying on this is not considered as a best practice. Aside from that we could declare a view with the desired column order as a way of grouping logically related columns together.
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02-Oct-2019 01:24
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