Column Default Value Setting
I've got a column called 'articleheader' in a table called 'article'. It currently has a default value of NULL, but i want to set it to default to "(none)" (without the double quotes). I have tried searching to find a solution but everytime I try the posted "solutions" I get an error.
I think it is because I don't specifiy the type of column it is or something.
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