How to DROP multiple columns with a single ALTER TABLE statement in SQL Server?

Question

I would like to write a single SQL command to drop multiple columns from a single table in one ALTER TABLE statement.

From MSDN\'s ALTER TABLE documenta

Answer 1

If it is just single column to delete the below syntax works

ALTER TABLE tablename DROP COLUMN column1;

For deleting multiple columns, using the DROP COLUMN doesnot work, the below syntax works

ALTER TABLE tablename DROP (column1, column2, column3......);