Cant remove identity attribute from PK

Question

I need to change the data type of the primary key on one of my tables to string from int (I didn\'t say I WANT to...). The migration generates this bit of code:

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Answer 1

Removing an identity specification from a column can only be done by re-creating the table. Look at the ALTER TABLE - ALTER COLUMN statement: there is no syntax to change (add or remove) an identity specification.

So I'm afraid you'll have to do this manually and make a fresh start for subsequent migrations.

BTW Sql Server Management Studio won't help you doing this. You may want to use Toad for Sql Server. It creates a full table rebuild script when you remove an identity specification.