Is it possible in SQL Server 2005 to set a default value for a column which comes from another table through a query or something?
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Is it possible in SQL Server 2005 to set a default value for a column which comes from another table through a query or something?
Yes.
You can use a scalar UDF in a default constraint.
This will be RBAR (“Row By Agonizing Row”) for multi row inserts however and a trigger might well be more efficient.