RESOLVED Sql Server Sql Question

In SQL SERVER how would I write a SQL statement to set a column of null values to an emptry string?

so that any value in a column that is <null> would change to ""

update tablename
set columnname = ''
where samecolumnname is null

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Originally posted by rickm
update tablename
set columnname = ''
where samecolumnname is null

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I tried that but it gave me an error

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Originally posted by kleinma


I tried that but it gave me an error

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Did you replace the tablename with the actual tablename and the columnnames with the actual columnnames? What was the error.

lol ya...

I actually tried that before i posted this.. i am not at work anymore.. i can post the exact error tomorrow..

it was something like can't insert value try using a space instead or something like that.. and it is sql server 2000

By the way.. when i said i wanted to insert "" i mean i want to insert a zero length string.. i don't know why i didn't say that from the start..

ok you have to insert ' ' into the table... that is seen as a zero length string to SQL server... for some reason it needs the space...