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6> CREATE TABLE employee
7> (
8> emp_id varchar(20),
9> fname varchar(20) NOT NULL,
10> minit char(1) NULL,
11> lname varchar(30) NOT NULL,
12> job_id smallint NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
13> job_lvl tinyint DEFAULT 10,
14> pub_id char(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT ('9952'),
15> hire_date datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT (getdate())
16> )
17> GO
1>
2> insert employee values ('1', 'Jack', 'T', 'Lee', 2, 215, '9952', '11/11/89')
3> insert employee values ('2', 'Jode', 'M', 'Devon', 3, 200, '9952', '07/16/91')
4> insert employee values ('3', 'Frac', 'F', 'Chang', 4, 227, '9952', '11/03/90')
5> insert employee values ('4', 'Like', 'A', 'Lebihan', 5, 175, '0736', '06/03/90')
6> insert employee values ('5', 'Paul', 'X', 'Henriot', 5, 159, '0877', '08/19/93')
7> insert employee values ('6', 'Sick', 'K', 'Ottlieb', 5, 150, '1389', '04/05/91')
8> insert employee values ('7', 'Rita', 'B', 'Muller', 5, 198, '1622', '10/09/93')
9> insert employee values ('8', 'Mary', 'J', 'Pontes', 5, 246, '1756', '03/01/89')
10> insert employee values ('9', 'Jane', 'Y', 'Labrune', 5, 172, '9901', '05/26/91')
11> insert employee values ('10','Carl', 'F', 'Hernadez',5, 211, '9999', '04/21/89')
12> GO
(1 rows affected)
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1>
2>
3> SELECT lname + '-' + CAST(job_id AS varchar(2)) FROM employee
4> GO
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Lee-2
Devon-3
Chang-4
Lebihan-5
Henriot-5
Ottlieb-5
Muller-5
Pontes-5
Labrune-5
Hernadez-5
(10 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee;
3> GO
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