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How can I tell if a column for
a table already exists? There are two ways (with SQL 7) :- IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = '<tbl>' AND COLUMN_NAME = '<col>') or if columnproperty (object_id('<tbl>'), '<col>', 'AllowsNull') IS NOT NULL |
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