Adding an include to an existing Index

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Adding an include to an existing Index

Edward-445599

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May 23, 2013 at 7:49 am

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Hi Everyone,
What's the T-sql to add an include column to an existing index?
Many thanks
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Kingston Dhasian SSCoach Points: 19799 More actions · Answer 1

You will have to drop the existing index and then create the index with the INCLUDED columns

The link below can help you with the syntax to create the index with INCLUDED columns

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190806%28v=sql.90%29.aspx

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Kingston Dhasian (5/23/2013)
You will have to drop the existing index and then create the index with the INCLUDED columns
The link below can help you with the syntax to create the index with INCLUDED columns
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190806%28v=sql.90%29.aspx

I don't have 2005 any more, but interestingly on 2012 at least, you can just issue a CREATE INDEX using the same index name without dropping it first!

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select geometry::STGeomFromWKB(0x0106000000020000000103000000010000000B0000001000000000000840000000000000003DD8CCCCCCCCCC0840000000000000003DD8CCCCCCCCCC08408014AE47E17AFC3F040000000000104000CDCCCCCCCCEC3F9C999999999913408014AE47E17AFC3F9C99999999991340000000000000003D0000000000001440000000000000003D000000000000144000000000000000400400000000001040000000000000F03F100000000000084000000000000000401000000000000840000000000000003D0103000000010000000B000000000000000000143D000000000000003D009E99999999B93F000000000000003D009E99999999B93F8014AE47E17AFC3F400000000000F03F00CDCCCCCCCCEC3FA06666666666FE3F8014AE47E17AFC3FA06666666666FE3F000000000000003D1800000000000040000000000000003D18000000000000400000000000000040400000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000143D0000000000000040000000000000143D000000000000003D, 0);

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May 23, 2013 at 9:15 am

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thanks guys

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mister.magoo (5/23/2013)
I don't have 2005 any more, but interestingly on 2012 at least, you can just issue a CREATE INDEX using the same index name without dropping it first!

You can in most, if not all versions, by adding the DROP_EXISTING clause to the create index.

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mister.magoo (5/23/2013)
I don't have 2005 any more, but interestingly on 2012 at least, you can just issue a CREATE INDEX using the same index name without dropping it first!
You can in most, if not all versions, by adding the DROP_EXISTING clause to the create index.

Thanks Gail - I hadn't spotted that

DROP_EXISTING = ON

was indeed included in the CREATE INDEX script I was looking at!

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select geometry::STGeomFromWKB(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