HOST_ID() -TSQL Example

The following example creates a table that uses HOST_ID() in a DEFAULT definition to record the terminal ID of computers that insert rows into a table recording orders.

CREATE TABLE Orders
(OrderID int PRIMARY KEY,
CustomerID nchar(5) REFERENCES Customers(CustomerID),
TerminalID char(8) NOT NULL DEFAULT HOST_ID(),
OrderDate datetime NOT NULL,
ShipDate datetime NULL,
ShipperID int NULL REFERENCES Shippers(ShipperID));
GO