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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T02:41:22+00:00 2026-05-22T02:41:22+00:00

On our original design we screwed up a foreign key constraint in our table.

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On our original design we screwed up a foreign key constraint in our table. Now that the table is full of data we cannot change it without dropping all of the records in the table. The only solution I could think of is to create a backup table and put all of the records in there, then delete all the records, alter the table and start adding them back. Any other (BETTER) ideas? Thanks!

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    2026-05-22T02:41:23+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 2:41 am

    This is your only solution.

    Create the backup table, empty the original one, modify the table and then insert step-by-step until you find a violation.

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