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Database: Microsoft SQL server: SQL: Table: Create: How create table with a primary key, using SQL?

Dec 22nd, 2003 13:05
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 22 December 2003 - 09:57 pm -------------------

Database: Microsoft SQL server: SQL: Table: Create: How create table 
with a primary key, using SQL?

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For example, you want to create
one table with person information
and a primary key

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Steps: Overview:

 1. -Possibly design your tables

      Table 1:

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      Table 'Person'
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      NAME                     PERSONKEY (=PRIMARY KEY)
      ----------------------------------------------------
      john doe                 1
      vanessa beau             2
      ----------------------------------------------------

 2. -Create your tables

     1. Creating this table 1 in SQL

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      CREATE TABLE Person (
       Name VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL,
       PersonKey INT NOT NULL,
       PRIMARY KEY ( PersonKey )
      );

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More in general:

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 CREATE TABLE <your tablename> (
  <your columnname1> <Datatype1> [NOT NULL],
  <your columnname2> <Datatype2> [NOT NULL],
  ...
  <Columnnamelast> <Datatypelast> [NOT NULL],
  [PRIMARY KEY ( <your columnnameI> ) ]
 );

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Internet: see also:

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Database: Microsoft SQL server: SQL: Operation: Overview:Can you give 
an overview of SQL operations?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/27560/fid/147


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