The object 'DF__*' is dependent on column '*' - Changing int to double

Try this:

Remove the constraint DF_Movies_Rating__48CFD27E before changing your field type.

The constraint is typically created automatically by the DBMS (SQL Server).

To see the constraint associated with the table, expand the table attributes in Object explorer, followed by the category Constraints as shown below:

You must remove the constraint before changing the field type.

I'm adding this as a response to explain where the constraint comes from.I tried to do it in the comments but it's hard to edit nicely there :-/

If you create (or alter) a table with a column that has default values it will create the constraint for you.

In your table for example it might be:

CREATE TABLE Movie (    ...    rating INT NOT NULL default 100)

It will create the constraint for default 100.

If you instead create it like so

CREATE TABLE Movie (  name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,  rating INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT rating_default DEFAULT 100);

Then you get a nicely named constraint that's easier to reference when you are altering said table.

ALTER TABLE Movie DROP CONSTRAINT rating_default;ALTER TABLE Movie ALTER COLUMN rating DECIMAL(2) NOT NULL;-- sets up a new default constraint with easy to remember nameALTER TABLE Movie ADD CONSTRAINT rating_default DEFAULT ((1.0)) FOR rating;

You can combine those last 2 statements so you alter the column and name the constraint in one line (you have to if it's an existing table anyways)

This is the tsql way

 ALTER TABLE yourtable DROP CONSTRAINT constraint_name     -- DF_Movies_Rating__48CFD27E

For completeness, this just shows @Joe Taras's comment as an answer