change column sql code example

Example 1: sql change column types

ALTER TABLE table_name
ALTER COLUMN column_name datatype;

-- Example
ALTER TABLE product
ALTER COLUMN description VARCHAR(250);

Example 2: sql add column

ALTER TABLE Customers
ADD Email varchar(255);

Example 3: sql server alter column

ALTER TABLE table_name 
ALTER COLUMN column_name new_data_type(size);

Example 4: sql change column in existing table

'This adds 'NOT NULL' to excisting column counting in the table mytable'
ALTER TABLE mytable ALTER COLUMN counting INT NOT NULL;

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