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How to alter the index in sql server 2005

  • April 20, 2011 at 1:19 am

    #389325

    I am using SQL server 2005.

    I have one existing index created on a table.

    This UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX is defined on one column EID at present but i want to add one more column PID to this existing index.

    How i can alter the below index? Any help is appreciated.

    CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [TBL1_IDX1] ON [dbo].[TBL1]

    (

    [EId] ASC

    )WITH (SORT_IN_TEMPDB = OFF, DROP_EXISTING = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ONLINE = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]

  • April 20, 2011 at 2:06 am

    #1313778

    DROP INDEX ....

    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ...

    or

    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ....

    WITH DROP_EXISTING

    You cannot alter an index to add a column

    Gail Shaw
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  • April 20, 2011 at 3:38 am

    #1313807

    Thanks SSC.

    Yes i also find that this is the only way to add new column to index.

    I dropped it first and then recreated with adding new column.

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