Add a new foreign not null field to a populated table
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Key: CORE-5492
URL: http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-5492
Project: Firebird Core
Issue Type: Bug
Components: Engine
Affects Versions: 3.0.1
Environment: All
Reporter: Alfonso Presa
Previosly when updating a table with a script Firebird admitted a to add a not
NULL field without a Default value. I understand the reasons why it changed but
what about trying to add a NOT NULL Foreign Key to a populated table? Of course
it is impossible because you cannot define a Default Value or the data would be
inconsistent or you have to use a "non visible row" to accomplish it. This
"improvement" is a huge problem for many of us.
I use extensive use of scripts to update my customers and this change ban me
from Firebird 3 becasue I cannot find a way to workaround this.
Thanks in advance,
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