[sql-server-2005] Alter table add multiple columns ms sql

Can anyone tell me where is the mistake in the following query

ALTER TABLE Countries
ADD ( 
HasPhotoInReadyStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInWorkStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInMaterialStorage bit,
 HasText  bit);

ALTER TABLE Regions
ADD ( HasPhotoInReadyStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInWorkStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInMaterialStorage bit
 HasText  bit);

ALTER TABLE Provinces
ADD ( HasPhotoInReadyStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInWorkStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInMaterialStorage bit
 HasText  bit);


ALTER TABLE Cities
ADD ( HasPhotoInReadyStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInWorkStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInMaterialStorage bit
 HasText  bit);

Alter table Hotels
Add 
{
 HasPhotoInReadyStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInWorkStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInMaterialStorage bit,
 HasHotelPhotoInReadyStorage  bit,
 HasHotelPhotoInWorkStorage  bit,
 HasHotelPhotoInMaterialStorage bit,
 HasReporterData  bit,
 HasMovieInReadyStorage  bit,
 HasMovieInWorkStorage  bit,
 HasMovieInMaterialStorage bit
};

I get the following errors:

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Incorrect syntax near '('.
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 9
Incorrect syntax near '('.
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
Incorrect syntax near '('.
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 22
Incorrect syntax near '('.
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 29
Incorrect syntax near '{'.

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The answer is


You need to remove the brackets

ALTER TABLE Countries
ADD  
HasPhotoInReadyStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInWorkStorage  bit,
 HasPhotoInMaterialStorage bit,
 HasText  bit;

Alter table Hotels 
Add  
{ 
 HasPhotoInReadyStorage  bit, 
 HasPhotoInWorkStorage  bit, 
 HasPhotoInMaterialStorage bit, 
 HasHotelPhotoInReadyStorage  bit, 
 HasHotelPhotoInWorkStorage  bit, 
 HasHotelPhotoInMaterialStorage bit, 
 HasReporterData  bit, 
 HasMovieInReadyStorage  bit, 
 HasMovieInWorkStorage  bit, 
 HasMovieInMaterialStorage bit 
}; 

Above you are using {, }.

Also, you are missing commas:

ALTER TABLE Regions 
ADD ( HasPhotoInReadyStorage  bit, 
 HasPhotoInWorkStorage  bit, 
 HasPhotoInMaterialStorage bit <**** comma needed here
 HasText  bit); 

You need to remove the brackets and make sure all columns have a comma where necessary.


ALTER TABLE Regions
ADD ( HasPhotoInReadyStorage  bit,
     HasPhotoInWorkStorage  bit,
     HasPhotoInMaterialStorage bit *(Missing ,)*
     HasText  bit);

this should work in T-SQL

ALTER TABLE Countries  ADD
HasPhotoInReadyStorage  bit,  
HasPhotoInWorkStorage  bit,  
HasPhotoInMaterialStorage bit,  
HasText  bit GO

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190273(SQL.90).aspx


Can with defaulth value (T-SQL)

ALTER TABLE
    Regions
ADD
    HasPhotoInReadyStorage BIT NULL, --this column is nullable
    HasPhotoInWorkStorage BIT NOT NULL, --this column is not nullable
    HasPhotoInMaterialStorage BIT NOT NULL DEFAULT(0) --this column default value is false
GO