> > A configuration table is the only thing you can do.
>
> You might also write a stored procedure that takes the constant name as
> a string input parameter and gives a specified output for each known
> constant name.

Yep.

>And what's wrong with the UDF?

Replacing it when adding a new constant can be annoying - you have
to restart the server for that.

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