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Re: A trigger vs. "default value" in a table

From: <Rachel_Carmichael_at_Sonymusic.com>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 09:03:30 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0045F74D.20020513090330@fatcity.com>

a default value.

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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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