sql unique field code example

Example 1: unique element in sql

DISTINCT
- select distinct * from employees; ==> retrieves any row if it has at
least a single unique column.
- select distinct first_name from employees; ==> retrieves unique names
from table. (removes duplicates)
- select distinct count(*) from employees; retrieve number of unique rows
if any row has at least a single unique data.

Example 2: unique constraint mssql

USE AdventureWorks2012;  
GO  
CREATE TABLE Production.TransactionHistoryArchive4  
 (  
   TransactionID int NOT NULL,   
   CONSTRAINT AK_TransactionID UNIQUE(TransactionID)   
);   
GO

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