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Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed
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Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed

by Ray Rankins, Paul Bertucci, Chris Gallelli, Alex T. Silverstein
September 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1704 pages
111h 8m
English
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Creating Indexes with T-SQL

Transact-SQL (T-SQL) is the most fundamental means for creating an index. This method was available in all previous versions of SQL Server. It is a very powerful option for creating indexes because the T-SQL statements that create indexes can be stored in a file and run as part of a database installation or upgrade. In addition, T-SQL scripts that were used in prior SQL Server versions to create indexes can be reused with very little change.

You can create indexes by using the T-SQL CREATE INDEX command. Listing 25.1 shows the basic CREATE INDEX syntax. Refer to SQL Server 2008 Books Online for the full syntax.

Listing 25.1 CREATE INDEX Syntax

Table 25.1 lists the CREATE INDEX arguments.

Table 25.1 Arguments for ...

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