RE: SQL Server Indexes

2002-06-29 Thread Kwang Suh
Yes. Duplicate indexes are not needed. -Original Message- From: Bud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 5:55 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT: SQL Server Indexes Hi all. I've noticed when upsizing an Access database, I'll get duplicate indexes on the primary

Re: SQL Server Indexes

2002-06-29 Thread Douglas Brown
Bud, It depends on if the category_id is a field that is searched alot. If that is the case, you might as well leave that index as it will help performance. If not, then deleting it will harm nothing... Douglas Brown Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Bud [EMAIL

Re: SQL Server Indexes

2002-06-29 Thread Douglas Brown
Never mind...I was not thinking, just delete it. Douglas Brown Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Bud [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 4:54 PM Subject: OT: SQL Server Indexes Hi all. I've noticed when upsizing an Access

RE: SQL Server Indexes and System Objects

2001-02-02 Thread Philip Arnold - ASP
from the BoL: Note System tables should not be altered directly by any user. For example, do not attempt to modify system tables with DELETE, UPDATE, or INSERT statements, or user-defined triggers. But I only want to INDEX one - that's not altering the system (if it's not a clustered index)

RE: SQL Server Indexes and System Objects

2001-02-02 Thread Philip Arnold - ASP
Although the system catalogs can be referred to in SQL statements as if they were normal tables, they aren't necessarily stored or managed in the same way as normal tables internally by the DBMS. So a command like CREATE INDEX quite possibly wouldn't work even if it was allowed. Damn, I'd

RE: SQL Server Indexes and System Objects

2001-02-02 Thread Andy Ewings
ge- From: DeVoil, Nick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 02 February 2001 11:21 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: SQL Server Indexes and System Objects But I only want to INDEX one - that's not altering the system (if it's not a clustered index) Philip, Although the system catalogs can be referred

Re: SQL Server Indexes and System Objects

2001-02-01 Thread David Cummins
I too have wondered how one can alter system tables - what I wanted to do was add a trigger to the system tables to audit changes to the database structure... however I was not able to, even though I was using the sa login. David Cummins Philip Arnold - ASP wrote: This might be a dumb

Re: SQL Server Indexes and System Objects

2001-02-01 Thread Paul Hastings
I too have wondered how one can alter system tables - what I wanted to do was add a trigger to the system tables to audit changes to the database structure... however I was not able to, even though I was using the sa login. monkeying about with your system tables is a disaster waiting to

Re: SQL Server Indexes and System Objects

2001-02-01 Thread David Cummins
Obviously its potentially dangerous - but I don't like the MS policy of taking your toys away because somebody else wasn't playing nice with them. So as far as you're aware, its not possible? Not even to add triggers etc? David Cummins Paul Hastings wrote: I too have wondered how one can

Re: SQL Server Indexes and System Objects

2001-02-01 Thread David Cummins
Thanks Paul - at least I know to give up now! I just figured it would be nice to do change control on the database definitions, because obviously things can get nasty if they get out of sync with your production server. Heard anything that might help in that regard? David Cummins Paul