Question

i use the statement drop trigger if exist TRIGGER in sqlite but sql server doesnt like the if statement. (i guess exist is the offending word). I do this right next to my create trigger statement because i want to drop older triggers with the same name so i can replace it with this new one.

How do i do this in SQL server?

Answer 1

You can check for the existence of a specific Trigger like so.

IF EXISTS
(
select name
from sys.objects
where type='TR' and name ='Trigger Name'
)
BEGIN

--Add your Trigger create code here

END