Is it possible yet to change the attributes of a database without having to use Alter?  I seem to remember somewhere that this was going to be possible at some stage.

Thanks.

= Steve

Steve,

<< Is it possible yet to change the attributes of a database without having to use Alter?  I seem to remember somewhere that this was going to be possible at some stage. >>

I'm not quite sure what discussion you're referring to, but no, this probably won't ever be possible.  ALTER DDL statements are basically how all objects are altered.

Perhaps you were thinking of a discussion about the attributes being modified without touching any other aspect of the object being altered ?  That particular enhancement has been asked for before.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

<< I'm not quite sure what discussion you're referring to, but no, this probably won't ever be possible.  ALTER DDL statements are basically how all objects are altered.

Perhaps you were thinking of a discussion about the attributes being modified without touching any other aspect of the object being altered ?  That particular enhancement has been asked for before. >>

Must have been a dream.

Tim


I think the context was to be able to alter the attributes without having to gain exclusive access to the table.

Roy Lambert