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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;1 версия&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Add &amp;quot;NOT NULL&amp;quot; constraint to column with NULL value==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL primary key,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME           LAST_NAME            START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- -------------------- -------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason                Martin               25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison               Mathews              21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James                Smith                12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia                Rice                 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert               Black                15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda                Green                30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David                Larry                31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James                Cat                  17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; alter table employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  add (&lt;br /&gt;
  3        ssn       number(9)&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table altered.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; update employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  set ssn = 123456789&lt;br /&gt;
  3  where id = 1;&lt;br /&gt;
1 row updated.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; update employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  set ssn = 234567890&lt;br /&gt;
  3  where id = 2;&lt;br /&gt;
1 row updated.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; update employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  set ssn = 345678901&lt;br /&gt;
  3  where id = 3;&lt;br /&gt;
1 row updated.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; alter table employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  modify (&lt;br /&gt;
  3    ssn number(9) not null&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
alter table employee&lt;br /&gt;
*&lt;br /&gt;
ERROR at line 1:&lt;br /&gt;
ORA-02296: cannot enable (sqle.) - null values found&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; desc employee;&lt;br /&gt;
 Name          Null?    Type&lt;br /&gt;
------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
 ID            NOT NULL VARCHAR2(4)&lt;br /&gt;
 FIRST_NAME             VARCHAR2(10)&lt;br /&gt;
 LAST_NAME              VARCHAR2(10)&lt;br /&gt;
 START_DATE             DATE&lt;br /&gt;
 END_DATE               DATE&lt;br /&gt;
 SALARY                 NUMBER(8,2)&lt;br /&gt;
 CITY                   VARCHAR2(10)&lt;br /&gt;
 DESCRIPTION            VARCHAR2(15)&lt;br /&gt;
 SSN                    NUMBER(9)&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Alter a table column to &amp;quot;not null&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL primary key,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; ALTER TABLE employee MODIFY (first_name NOT NULL);&lt;br /&gt;
Table altered.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Alter not null and null contraints==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE EMP (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  2                    ENAME VARCHAR2(10),&lt;br /&gt;
  3                    JOB VARCHAR2(9),&lt;br /&gt;
  4                    MGR NUMBER(4),&lt;br /&gt;
  5                    HIREDATE DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6                    SAL NUMBER(7, 2),&lt;br /&gt;
  7                    COMM NUMBER(7, 2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8                    DEPTNO NUMBER(2));&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, &amp;quot;SMITH&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;,    7902, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;17-DEC-1980&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 800, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, &amp;quot;ALLEN&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;20-FEB-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1600, 300, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, &amp;quot;WARD&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;22-FEB-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1250, 500, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, &amp;quot;JONES&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;,  7839, TO_DATE(&amp;quot;2-APR-1981&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2975, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, &amp;quot;MARTIN&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;28-SEP-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1250, 1400, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, &amp;quot;BLAKE&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;1-MAY-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2850, NULL, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, &amp;quot;CLARK&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;MANAGER&amp;quot;, 7839,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;9-JUN-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 2450, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, &amp;quot;SCOTT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;ANALYST&amp;quot;, 7566,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;09-DEC-1982&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 3000, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, &amp;quot;KING&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;PRESIDENT&amp;quot;, NULL,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;17-NOV-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 5000, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, &amp;quot;TURNER&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;SALESMAN&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;8-SEP-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1500, 0, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, &amp;quot;ADAMS&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7788,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;12-JAN-1983&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1100, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, &amp;quot;JAMES&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7698,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;3-DEC-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 950, NULL, 30);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, &amp;quot;FORD&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;ANALYST&amp;quot;, 7566,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;3-DEC-1981&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 3000, NULL, 20);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, &amp;quot;MILLER&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;CLERK&amp;quot;, 7782,TO_DATE(&amp;quot;23-JAN-1982&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DD-MON-YYYY&amp;quot;), 1300, NULL, 10);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; alter table emp modify deptno not null;&lt;br /&gt;
Table altered.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; alter table emp modify deptno null;&lt;br /&gt;
Table altered.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table emp cascade constraint;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Change null status of an existing column==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE product (&lt;br /&gt;
  2       product_name     VARCHAR2(25) PRIMARY KEY,&lt;br /&gt;
  3       product_price    NUMBER(4,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  4       quantity_on_hand NUMBER(5,0),&lt;br /&gt;
  5       last_stock_date  DATE&lt;br /&gt;
  6       );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO product VALUES (&amp;quot;Product 1&amp;quot;, 99,  1,    &amp;quot;15-JAN-03&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO product VALUES (&amp;quot;Product 2&amp;quot;, 75,  1000, &amp;quot;15-JAN-02&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO product VALUES (&amp;quot;Product 3&amp;quot;, 50,  100,  &amp;quot;15-JAN-03&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO product VALUES (&amp;quot;Product 4&amp;quot;, 25,  10000, null);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO product VALUES (&amp;quot;Product 5&amp;quot;, 9.95,1234, &amp;quot;15-JAN-04&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO product VALUES (&amp;quot;Product 6&amp;quot;, 45,  1,    TO_DATE(&amp;quot;December 31, 2008, 11:30 P.M.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Month dd, YYYY, HH:MI P.M.&amp;quot;));&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; DESC product;&lt;br /&gt;
 Name                                                  Null?    Type&lt;br /&gt;
 ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
 PRODUCT_NAME                                          NOT NULL VARCHAR2(25)&lt;br /&gt;
 PRODUCT_PRICE                                                  NUMBER(4,2)&lt;br /&gt;
 QUANTITY_ON_HAND                                               NUMBER(5)&lt;br /&gt;
 LAST_STOCK_DATE                                                DATE&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; ALTER TABLE product ADD data_load_date VARCHAR2(8) NULL;&lt;br /&gt;
Table altered.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; ALTER TABLE product MODIFY data_load_date DATE;&lt;br /&gt;
Table altered.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; DESC product;&lt;br /&gt;
 Name                                                  Null?    Type&lt;br /&gt;
 ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
 PRODUCT_NAME                                          NOT NULL VARCHAR2(25)&lt;br /&gt;
 PRODUCT_PRICE                                                  NUMBER(4,2)&lt;br /&gt;
 QUANTITY_ON_HAND                                               NUMBER(5)&lt;br /&gt;
 LAST_STOCK_DATE                                                DATE&lt;br /&gt;
 DATA_LOAD_DATE                                                 DATE&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; UPDATE product SET data_load_date = &amp;quot;15-DEC-2003&amp;quot;;&lt;br /&gt;
6 rows updated.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; DESC product;&lt;br /&gt;
 Name                                                  Null?    Type&lt;br /&gt;
 ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
 PRODUCT_NAME                                          NOT NULL VARCHAR2(25)&lt;br /&gt;
 PRODUCT_PRICE                                                  NUMBER(4,2)&lt;br /&gt;
 QUANTITY_ON_HAND                                               NUMBER(5)&lt;br /&gt;
 LAST_STOCK_DATE                                                DATE&lt;br /&gt;
 DATA_LOAD_DATE                                                 DATE&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; ALTER TABLE product MODIFY data_load_date NOT NULL;&lt;br /&gt;
Table altered.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; DESC product;&lt;br /&gt;
 Name                                                  Null?    Type&lt;br /&gt;
 ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
 PRODUCT_NAME                                          NOT NULL VARCHAR2(25)&lt;br /&gt;
 PRODUCT_PRICE                                                  NUMBER(4,2)&lt;br /&gt;
 QUANTITY_ON_HAND                                               NUMBER(5)&lt;br /&gt;
 LAST_STOCK_DATE                                                DATE&lt;br /&gt;
 DATA_LOAD_DATE                                        NOT NULL DATE&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table product;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Not NULL column==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE myTable (&lt;br /&gt;
  2       name  VARCHAR2(25) NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3       price NUMBER(4,2)  NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  4       start_date DATE);&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO myTable VALUES (&amp;quot;Product Name 1&amp;quot;, 1, NULL);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT * FROM myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
NAME                           PRICE START_DAT&lt;br /&gt;
------------------------- ---------- ---------&lt;br /&gt;
Product Name 1                     1&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table myTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== ORA-01400: cannot insert NULL into==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE emp (&lt;br /&gt;
  2    emp_id               NUMBER,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    ename             VARCHAR2(40),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    hire_date        DATE DEFAULT sysdate,&lt;br /&gt;
  5    end_date DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    rate     NUMBER(5,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  7    CONSTRAINT emp_pk    PRIMARY KEY (emp_id)&lt;br /&gt;
  8  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (101, &amp;quot;Mary&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;15-Nov-1961&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),null,169);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (102, &amp;quot;Tom&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;16-Sep-1964&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),to_date(&amp;quot;5-May-2004&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),135);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (104, &amp;quot;Peter&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;29-Dec-1987&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),to_date(&amp;quot;1-Apr-2004&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),99);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (105, &amp;quot;Mike&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;15-Jun-2004&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),null,121);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (107, &amp;quot;Less&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;2-Jan-2004&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),null,45);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (108, &amp;quot;Park&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;1-Mar-1994&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),to_date(&amp;quot;15-Nov-2004&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),220);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (110, &amp;quot;Ink&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;4-Apr-2004&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),to_date(&amp;quot;30-Sep-2004&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),84);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (111, &amp;quot;Tike&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;23-Aug-1976&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),null,100);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (112, &amp;quot;Inn&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;15-Nov-1961&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),to_date(&amp;quot;4-Apr-2004&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),70);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (113, &amp;quot;Kate&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;3-Mar-2004&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),to_date(&amp;quot;31-Oct-2004&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;dd-mon-yyyy&amp;quot;),300);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SET ECHO ON&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; INSERT INTO emp (ename) VALUES (&amp;quot;Kyta&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
INSERT INTO emp (ename) VALUES (&amp;quot;Kyta&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&lt;br /&gt;
ERROR at line 1:&lt;br /&gt;
ORA-01400: cannot insert NULL into&lt;br /&gt;
(&amp;quot;sqle&amp;quot;.&amp;quot;EMP&amp;quot;.&amp;quot;EMP_ID&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table emp;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Admin</name></author>	</entry>

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