unique column sql code example

Example 1: set column as unique in sql server

ALTER TABLE Persons
ADD UNIQUE (ID);

Example 2: distinct sql

Distinct: helps to displays the non duplicate
records when retrieving the records from a table.

SELECT DISTINCT FIRST_NAME FROM VISITORS;

Example 3: unique constraint mssql

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