KEY Table Constraint

From Recital Documentation Wiki
Revision as of 10:39, 22 December 2009 by Yvonnemilne (Talk | contribs)

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search

Purpose

Table constraint to define an index key


Syntax

KEY [<cTagName>] (column1[, column2,...])


See Also

ALTER TABLE, CONSTRAINTS, CREATE TABLE


Description

A constraint is used to define rules that help to provide data integrity. TABLE constraints apply to table-based operations. You must have ALTER privilege on the table. The table will be locked for EXCLUSIVE use during the operation.

The KEY table constraint is used to define an index key. The index is built on the column or columns specified and given the name as defined in <cTagName>. The INDEX table constraint can be used in the same way.


Example

CREATE TABLE contact;
  (LastName char(25), FirstName char(25),;
  KEY FullName (LastName, FirstName))


Products

Recital, Recital Server