Comments on: Modifying Tables Online – Part 3: Example With Error Handling http://michaeljswart.com/2012/04/modifying-tables-online-part-3-example-with-error-handling/ Database Whisperer Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:58:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Something for the Weekend – SQL Server Links 27/04/12 - John Sansom SQL Server DBA http://michaeljswart.com/2012/04/modifying-tables-online-part-3-example-with-error-handling/comment-page-1/#comment-6781 Something for the Weekend – SQL Server Links 27/04/12 - John Sansom SQL Server DBA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:03:29 +0000 http://michaeljswart.com/?p=2668#comment-6781 [...] Modifying Tables Online – Part 3: Example With Error Handling - Here’s Part 3 of this excellent series from Michael J. Swart (Blog|Twitter). [...]

]]> By: Michael J. Swart http://michaeljswart.com/2012/04/modifying-tables-online-part-3-example-with-error-handling/comment-page-1/#comment-6764 Michael J. Swart Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:40:45 +0000 http://michaeljswart.com/?p=2668#comment-6764 Excellent comment Rob! In fact I did think of using a new schema. But I thought of it too late and the article was already published. It’s definitely the simpler way to go (and simpler is better).
Maybe I’ll add an extra part onto this series explaining that strategy.

]]> By: Rob Volk http://michaeljswart.com/2012/04/modifying-tables-online-part-3-example-with-error-handling/comment-page-1/#comment-6763 Rob Volk Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:21:18 +0000 http://michaeljswart.com/?p=2668#comment-6763 Great writeup!

One question/suggestion, have you considered using a new schema (e.g. Sales_New) and creating the new table in that schema? The benefit is that all the defaults, keys, triggers, and indexes can retain the same names as the original, and the switch becomes a single ALTER SCHEMA…TRANSFER operation. (or two, one for the old table and one for the new)

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