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Question : How to modify a field length on Live Database SQL Server 2008 - Error Message "Saving Changes is not permitted..."
I am trying to modify the length of a field on a live database running on SQL server 2008. I am updating through the designer, and saving the table. I then get the error message:
"Saving changes is not permitted. The changes you have made require the following tables to be dropped and re-created. You have either made changes to a table that can't be re-created or enabled the option Prevent saving changes that require the table to be recreated"
The table has important data so I don't want to drop and recreate it!
Is this an option I can change to allow me to do this?
This seems like a very annoying 'feature' of 2008!
Thanks
Answer : How to modify a field length on Live Database SQL Server 2008 - Error Message "Saving Changes is not permitted..."
here the aa is teh column name that you are trying to change and varchar(10) is the new data type... you should change it as your needs... if you are decreasing the length of the column you should be careful about loosing data...
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