When you alter the attributes of a column and an index has been defined for that column, the values in the altered column continue to have the index defined for them. If you drop a column with the ...

Applies to: [!INCLUDE sql2008-md] and later versions. Specifies index padding. The default is OFF.. ON. The percentage of free space that is specified by FILLFACTOR is applied to the ...

-- The ALTER TABLE statement is used to add, delete, or modify columns in an existing table. -- The ALTER TABLE statement is also used to add and drop various constraints on an existing table. -- ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...

It is also useful if you are running SQL statements from an SQL application in another SQL-based database. The second form uses a LIKE clause to create a table that has the same column names and ...