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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T16:16:48+00:00 2026-05-10T16:16:48+00:00

Updating an old ASP/Access site for a client – I need SQL to add

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Updating an old ASP/Access site for a client – I need SQL to add a column to an existing table and set a default value. Doesn’t work – any ideas?

This works fine

ALTER TABLE documents ADD COLUMN membersOnly NUMBER 

I want this to work:

ALTER TABLE documents ADD COLUMN membersOnly NUMBER DEFAULT 0 

Have googled and seen instructions for default values work for other field types but I want to add number. Thanks!

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  1. 2026-05-10T16:16:48+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 4:16 pm

    Tools -> Options -> Tables/Queries -> (At the bottom right:) Sql Server Compatible Syntax – turn option on for this database.

    then you can execute your query:

    ALTER TABLE documents ADD COLUMN membersOnly NUMBER DEFAULT 0 
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