How to execute Index?

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How to execute Index?

chandrasekaran.ganapathy

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April 8, 2010 at 6:22 am

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I have gone through this example for index in one site.
create table employee1(
ID int,
name nvarchar (20),
salary int,
city nvarchar (20),
region nvarchar (20)
)
insert into employee1 values ('1', 'Jason', '40420', 'New York', 'W')
insert into employee1 values ('2', 'Robert','14420', 'Vancouver','N')
insert into employee1 values ('3', 'Celia', '24020', 'Toronto', 'W')
insert into employee1 values ('4', 'Linda', '40620', 'New York', 'N')
insert into employee1 values ('5', 'David', '80026', 'Vancouver','W')
insert into employee1 values ('6', 'James', '70060', 'Toronto', 'N')
insert into employee1 values ('7', 'Alison','90620', 'New York', 'W')
insert into employee1 values ('8', 'Chris', '26020', 'Vancouver','N')
insert into employee1 values ('9', 'Mary', '60020', 'Toronto', 'W')
CREATE UNIQUE CLUSTERED INDEX IX_Employee
ON Employee1
([Id], [Name] DESC)
GO
I have done this.
But I am giving
Select * from IX_Employee.
It is not working.
Here What is the use of creating Index?

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Kingston Dhasian SSCoach Points: 19799 More actions · Answer 1

You can never execute an Index. To get the data you will have to always SELECT * from the table.

And one more thing, is you get some script from somewhere make sure you understand it completely and then try it. You can Google for lot of information on Indexes.

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 2

You don't select directly from the index. You select from the table.

If the index is appropriate, SQL Server will use it when you do that.

To really "get" indexing, you need to take a look at the subject of "execution plans". RedGate has a good book on that subject, which is free (to download). Here's the link: http://www.red-gate.com/about/book_store/sql_server_execution_plans.htm

The author is a regular on this site, and very, very knowledgeable about SQL Server.

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vidya_pande SSCertifiable Points: 5275 More actions · Answer 3

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What a question :hehe:

PaulB-TheOneAndOnly SSC Guru Points: 66772 More actions · Answer 4

chandrasekaran.ganapathy (4/8/2010)Here What is the use of creating Index?

Allow me to answer you with a question... What is the use of having an index in a book? perhaps to allow you to find the page where some information you are looking for is instead of having to read the whole book from page one?

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chandrasekaran.ganapathy SSCommitted Points: 1738 More actions · Answer 5

Nice explanation. But I dint get how it is related to the database. Are you meant that if i can pull the data where index no is 3 I can use that index. is it right? But I dint find any index no. assigned to the data. Can you give example with the small sample data.

chandrasekaran.ganapathy SSCommitted Points: 1738 More actions · Answer 6

Hi Kingston and all,

Got it. I have read some article. So If i make a query like

Select * from employeeId where employeeId between 'xxxxxx' and 'xxxx'

or

Select * from employeeId where employeeId > 'xxxxx'.

These kind of query will be fetched from the database too fast using index.

Please correct me if i am wrong.

Kingston Dhasian SSCoach Points: 19799 More actions · Answer 7

chandrasekaran.ganapathy (4/8/2010)
Hi Kingston and all,
Got it. I have read some article. So If i make a query like
Select * from employeeId where employeeId between 'xxxxxx' and 'xxxx'
or
Select * from employeeId where employeeId > 'xxxxx'.
These kind of query will be fetched from the database too fast using index.
Please correct me if i am wrong.

Depends. If the optimizer thinks that using the index will be a faster method to fetch the required data it will use your index and fetch the data. But if it decides otherwise, it will not use your index.

And did you download the book from the link provided by GSquared? I don't think you did and if you did you haven't read it. It is a free download and it will have answers to most of your questions.

Kingston Dhasian

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 8

chandrasekaran.ganapathy (4/8/2010)
Nice explanation. But I dint get how it is related to the database. Are you meant that if i can pull the data where index no is 3 I can use that index. is it right? But I dint find any index no. assigned to the data. Can you give example with the small sample data.

I don't understand your question. Not sure what you mean about index numbers.

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