Unique constraint SQL code example
Example 1: set column as unique in sql server
ALTER TABLE Persons
ADD UNIQUE (ID);
Example 2: 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 3: unique constraint mssql
USE AdventureWorks2012;
GO
CREATE TABLE Production.TransactionHistoryArchive4
(
TransactionID int NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT AK_TransactionID UNIQUE(TransactionID)
);
GO