SQL Query to add a new column after an existing column in SQL Server 2005

Question

I need a SQL query which add a new column after an existing column, so the column will be added in a specific order.

Please suggest me if any ALTER quer

Answer 1

ALTER won't do it because column order does not matter for storage or querying

If SQL Server, you'd have to use the SSMS Table Designer to arrange your columns, which can then generate a script which drops and recreates the table

Edit Jun 2013

Cross link to my answer here: Performance / Space implications when ordering SQL Server columns?