How to set a default value for one column in SQL based on another column

Question

I\'m working with an old SQL 2000 database and I don\'t have a whole lot of SQL experience under my belt. When a new row is added to one of my tables I need to assign a defa

Answer 1

Use a trigger as suggested by Stephen Wrighton:

CREATE TRIGGER [myTable_TriggerName] ON dbo.myTable FOR INSERT        
AS
SET NOCOUNT ON
UPDATE myTable
SET
    timeValue = '2 hours' -- assuming string values
where ID in (
    select ID
    from INSERTED
    where
        timeValue = ''
        AND workCategory = 'A'
)