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Default Property (Column, UserDefinedDatatype)

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

The Default property identifies a Microsoft SQL Server default bound to a column or user-defined data type.

Syntax

object.Default [=value]

Parts

  • object
    An expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

  • value
    The name of a default defined in the SQL Server database

Data Type

String

Modifiable

Read/write

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetDefault(SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal);
HRESULT SetDefault(SQLDMO_LPCSTR NewValue);

Note

SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO) strings are always returned as OLE BSTR objects. A C/C++ application obtains a reference to the string. The application must release the reference using SysFreeString.

Remarks

The BindToColumn and BindToDatatype methods of the Default object can also set this property.