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Hello Andrey
The correct answer depends on what you want ! if you can live with null values in the column then a default for the column is OK, but if you want to handle a insert with a null then you need a trigger. Se the little example :
SQL> create table t (a number, b number default 10);
Table created.
SQL> insert into t (a) values (10);
1 row created.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> select * from t;
A B
---------- ----------
10 10
SQL> insert into t (a,b) values (10, null);
1 row created.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> select * from t;
A B
---------- ----------
10 10
10
Yechiel Adar wrote:
>Hello Andrey
>
>KISS - Why write code to do what oracle does for you?
>
>Yechiel Adar
>Mehish
>----- Original Message -----
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 6:23 PM
>
>
>>Dear list !
>>I need a very simple thing : each time a certain field is null during an
>>insert, to substitiute a string "AAA" instead.
>>What is better : to write a trigger to do so or to define a default value
>>for that column in the table ?
>>Thanks !
>>
>>
>>DBAndrey
>>
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>>* mailto:andreyb_at_elrontelesoft.com
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