CREATE XML INDEX (Transact-SQL) [!INCLUDE SQL Server SQL Database] Creates an XML index on a specified table. An index can be created before there is data in the table. XML indexes can be created on ...

Learn how to create a clustered index in SQL using the CREATE INDEX statement or a constraint, and some best practices and tips to optimize your index design.

An index stores both the values of a table's columns and a system of directions that enable access to rows in that table by index value. Defining an index on a column or set of columns enables SAS, ...

ALTER TABLE index_option (Transact-SQL) [!INCLUDE sql-asdb-asdbmi-fabricsqldb] Specifies a set of options that can be applied to an index that is part of a constraint definition that is created by ...

Learn what a spatial index is, why it is useful, and how to create one in SQL for geographic data. Get tips and best practices for spatial indexing in SQL.

How to Create a Table From Query Results in Microsoft SQL. If your business uses relational databases to store data, you may have used a SQL SELECT clause to create new tables from query results.

The first form of the CREATE TABLE statement creates tables that automatically map SQL data types to those supported by the SAS System. Use this form when you want to create a new table with columns ...

SQL lets you use one command to quickly create a new table containing a subset of records from a larger table while working in Access. Sound complicated? It's not, as Mary Ann Richardson shows us.