ALTER TABLE table
{ [ ALTER COLUMN column_name
{ new_data_type [ ( precision [ , scale ] ) ]
[ COLLATE < collation_name > ]
[ NULL | NOT NULL ]
| {ADD | DROP } ROWGUIDCOL }
]
| ADD
{ [ < column_definition > ]
| column_name AS computed_column_expression
} [ ,n ]
| [ WITH CHECK | WITH NOCHECK ] ADD
{ < table_constraint > } [ ,n ]
| DROP
{ [ CONSTRAINT ] constraint_name
| COLUMN column } [ ,n ]
| { CHECK | NOCHECK } CONSTRAINT
{ ALL | constraint_name [ ,n ] }
| { ENABLE | DISABLE } TRIGGER
{ ALL | trigger_name [ ,n ] }
}
< column_definition > ::=
{ column_name data_type }
[ [ DEFAULT constant_expression ] [ WITH VALUES ]
| [ IDENTITY [ ( seed , increment ) [ NOT FOR REPLICATION ] ] ]
]
[ ROWGUIDCOL ]
[ COLLATE < collation_name > ]
[ < column_constraint > ] [ n ]
< column_constraint > ::=
[ CONSTRAINT constraint_name ]
{ [ NULL | NOT NULL ]
| [ { PRIMARY KEY | UNIQUE }
[ CLUSTERED | NONCLUSTERED ]
[ WITH FILLFACTOR = fillfactor ]
[ ON { filegroup | DEFAULT } ]
]
| [ [ FOREIGN KEY ]
REFERENCES ref_table [ ( ref_column ) ]
[ ON DELETE { CASCADE | NO ACTION } ]
[ ON UPDATE { CASCADE | NO ACTION } ]
[ NOT FOR REPLICATION ]
]
| CHECK [ NOT FOR REPLICATION ]
( logical_expression )
}
< table_constraint > ::=
[ CONSTRAINT constraint_name ]
{ [ { PRIMARY KEY | UNIQUE }
[ CLUSTERED | NONCLUSTERED ]
{ ( column [ ,n ] ) }
[ WITH FILLFACTOR = fillfactor ]
[ ON { filegroup | DEFAULT } ]
]
|
FOREIGN KEY
[ ( column [ ,n ] ) ]
REFERENCES ref_table [ ( ref_column [ ,n ] ) ]
[ ON DELETE { CASCADE | NO ACTION } ]
[ ON UPDATE { CASCADE | NO ACTION } ]
[ NOT FOR REPLICATION ]
| DEFAULT constant_expression
[ FOR column ] [ WITH VALUES ]
|
CHECK [ NOT FOR REPLICATION ]
( search_conditions )
}
可以看到,IDENTITY只是在< column_definition >中,也就是说,我们可以这样使用
Alter Table 表名 Add 字段名 Int IDENTITY(1,1)
即,我们可以增加一个字段并指定它为自动编号字段。但是不能更改一个字段为自动编号字段(也或许我没找到方法)。即,如果我们想给表增加自动编号字段,只能使用添加字段的方法,而不能更改一个已有的字段为自动编号字段。
至于如果需要更改自动编号字段计数起始值可以使用DBCC命令:
DBCC CHECKIDENT (表名,RESEED,100)
自动编号字段下一个从101开始计。