How can I create a blank/hardcoded column in a sql query?

Question

I want have a query with a column that is a hardcoded value not from a table, can this be done? I need it basically as a placeholder that I am going to come back to later a

Answer 1

For varchars, you may need to do something like this:

select convert(varchar(25), NULL) as abc_column into xyz_table

If you try

select '' as abc_column into xyz_table

you may get errors related to truncation, or an issue with null values, once you populate.