MySQL Tutorial/Table/PRIMARY KEY
Содержание
- 1 ALTER TABLE table_name ADD PRIMARY KEY index_name (column_name[,...]);
- 2 Auto_INCREMENT primary key
- 3 Create primary key after column definition
- 4 Create primary key in column definition
- 5 Multiple-Column Primary Keys
- 6 Primary Keys
- 7 To drop a PRIMARY KEY
- 8 To remove a primary key
- 9 Use partial indexing as the primary key
- 10 Use two columns as the combined primary key
ALTER TABLE table_name ADD PRIMARY KEY index_name (column_name[,...]);
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE Employee(
-> id int,
-> first_name VARCHAR(15),
-> last_name VARCHAR(15),
-> start_date DATE,
-> end_date DATE,
-> salary FLOAT(8,2),
-> city VARCHAR(10),
-> description VARCHAR(15)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values (1,"Jason", "Martin", "19960725", "20060725", 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(2,"Alison", "Mathews", "19760321", "19860221", 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(3,"James", "Smith", "19781212", "19900315", 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(4,"Celia", "Rice", "19821024", "19990421", 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(5,"Robert", "Black", "19840115", "19980808", 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(6,"Linda", "Green", "19870730", "19960104", 4322.78,"New York", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(7,"David", "Larry", "19901231", "19980212", 7897.78,"New York", "Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(8,"James", "Cat", "19960917", "20020415", 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> select * from Employee;
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| id | first_name | last_name | start_date | end_date | salary | city | description |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| 1 | Jason | Martin | 1996-07-25 | 2006-07-25 | 1234.56 | Toronto | Programmer |
| 2 | Alison | Mathews | 1976-03-21 | 1986-02-21 | 6661.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 3 | James | Smith | 1978-12-12 | 1990-03-15 | 6544.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 4 | Celia | Rice | 1982-10-24 | 1999-04-21 | 2344.78 | Vancouver | Manager |
| 5 | Robert | Black | 1984-01-15 | 1998-08-08 | 2334.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 6 | Linda | Green | 1987-07-30 | 1996-01-04 | 4322.78 | New York | Tester |
| 7 | David | Larry | 1990-12-31 | 1998-02-12 | 7897.78 | New York | Manager |
| 8 | James | Cat | 1996-09-17 | 2002-04-15 | 1232.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> ALTER TABLE Employee ADD PRIMARY KEY myINdex (id);
Query OK, 8 rows affected (0.05 sec)
Records: 8 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> drop table Employee;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
Auto_INCREMENT primary key
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE myTable
-> (
-> ID SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
-> Name VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
-> PRIMARY KEY (ID)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
mysql>
mysql> desc myTable;
+-------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| ID | smallint(5) unsigned | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment |
| Name | varchar(40) | NO | | | |
+-------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table myTable;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Create primary key after column definition
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE myTable
-> (
-> ID SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
-> ModelID SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
-> ModelDescrip VARCHAR(40),
-> PRIMARY KEY (ID)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> desc myTable;
+--------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+--------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| ID | smallint(5) unsigned | NO | PRI | | |
| ModelID | smallint(5) unsigned | NO | | | |
| ModelDescrip | varchar(40) | YES | | NULL | |
+--------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
3 rows in set (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table myTable;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
Create primary key in column definition
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE myTable
-> (
-> ID SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
-> Description VARCHAR(40)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
mysql>
mysql> desc myTable;
+-------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| ID | smallint(5) unsigned | NO | PRI | | |
| Description | varchar(40) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table myTable;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Multiple-Column Primary Keys
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE Employee(
-> id int,
-> first_name VARCHAR(15),
-> last_name VARCHAR(15),
-> start_date DATE,
-> end_date DATE,
-> salary FLOAT(8,2),
-> city VARCHAR(10),
-> description VARCHAR(15)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values (1,"Jason", "Martin", "19960725", "20060725", 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(2,"Alison", "Mathews", "19760321", "19860221", 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(3,"James", "Smith", "19781212", "19900315", 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(4,"Celia", "Rice", "19821024", "19990421", 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(5,"Robert", "Black", "19840115", "19980808", 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(6,"Linda", "Green", "19870730", "19960104", 4322.78,"New York", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(7,"David", "Larry", "19901231", "19980212", 7897.78,"New York", "Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(8,"James", "Cat", "19960917", "20020415", 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)
mysql>
mysql> select * from Employee;
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| id | first_name | last_name | start_date | end_date | salary | city | description |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| 1 | Jason | Martin | 1996-07-25 | 2006-07-25 | 1234.56 | Toronto | Programmer |
| 2 | Alison | Mathews | 1976-03-21 | 1986-02-21 | 6661.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 3 | James | Smith | 1978-12-12 | 1990-03-15 | 6544.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 4 | Celia | Rice | 1982-10-24 | 1999-04-21 | 2344.78 | Vancouver | Manager |
| 5 | Robert | Black | 1984-01-15 | 1998-08-08 | 2334.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 6 | Linda | Green | 1987-07-30 | 1996-01-04 | 4322.78 | New York | Tester |
| 7 | David | Larry | 1990-12-31 | 1998-02-12 | 7897.78 | New York | Manager |
| 8 | James | Cat | 1996-09-17 | 2002-04-15 | 1232.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> ALTER TABLE Employee ADD PRIMARY KEY (last_name,first_name);
Query OK, 8 rows affected (0.03 sec)
Records: 8 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> desc Employee;
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| id | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
| first_name | varchar(15) | NO | PRI | | |
| last_name | varchar(15) | NO | PRI | | |
| start_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| end_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| salary | float(8,2) | YES | | NULL | |
| city | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| description | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
8 rows in set (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table Employee;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
Primary Keys
A primary key data must be unique.
Only one primary key can exist for each table.
A primary key values can never be null.
MySQL requires you to specify NOT NULL when creating a table with a given column specified as PRIMARY KEY.
4. 15. PRIMARY KEY 4. 15. 1. Primary Keys 4. 15. 2. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/Createprimarykeyincolumndefinition.htm">Create primary key in column definition</a> 4. 15. 3. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/Createprimarykeyaftercolumndefinition.htm">Create primary key after column definition</a> 4. 15. 4. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/MultipleColumnPrimaryKeys.htm">Multiple-Column Primary Keys</a> 4. 15. 5. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/AutoINCREMENTprimarykey.htm">Auto_INCREMENT primary key</a> 4. 15. 6. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/Usetwocolumnsasthecombinedprimarykey.htm">Use two columns as the combined primary key</a> 4. 15. 7. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/Usepartialindexingastheprimarykey.htm">Use partial indexing as the primary key</a> 4. 15. 8. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/ALTERTABLEtablenameADDPRIMARYKEYindexnamecolumnname.htm">ALTER TABLE table_name ADD PRIMARY KEY index_name (column_name[,...]);</a> 4. 15. 9. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/TodropaPRIMARYKEY.htm">To drop a PRIMARY KEY</a> 4. 15. 10. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/Toremoveaprimarykey.htm">To remove a primary key</a> 4. 15. 11. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/Altertabletodropprimarykeyandforeignkey.htm">Alter table to drop primary key and foreign key</a> 4. 15. 12. <A href="/Tutorial/MySQL/0080__Table/AddIndexandprimarykeytoatableintablecreationcommand.htm">Add Index and primary key to a table in table creation command</a>
To drop a PRIMARY KEY
Use the following syntax to drop a primary key.
mysql>
ALTER TABLE tablename DROP PRIMARY KEY;
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE Employee(
-> id int,
-> first_name VARCHAR(15),
-> last_name VARCHAR(15),
-> start_date DATE,
-> end_date DATE,
-> salary FLOAT(8,2),
-> city VARCHAR(10),
-> description VARCHAR(15)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values (1,"Jason", "Martin", "19960725", "20060725", 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(2,"Alison", "Mathews", "19760321", "19860221", 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(3,"James", "Smith", "19781212", "19900315", 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(4,"Celia", "Rice", "19821024", "19990421", 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(5,"Robert", "Black", "19840115", "19980808", 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(6,"Linda", "Green", "19870730", "19960104", 4322.78,"New York", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(7,"David", "Larry", "19901231", "19980212", 7897.78,"New York", "Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(8,"James", "Cat", "19960917", "20020415", 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> select * from Employee;
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| id | first_name | last_name | start_date | end_date | salary | city | description |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| 1 | Jason | Martin | 1996-07-25 | 2006-07-25 | 1234.56 | Toronto | Programmer |
| 2 | Alison | Mathews | 1976-03-21 | 1986-02-21 | 6661.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 3 | James | Smith | 1978-12-12 | 1990-03-15 | 6544.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 4 | Celia | Rice | 1982-10-24 | 1999-04-21 | 2344.78 | Vancouver | Manager |
| 5 | Robert | Black | 1984-01-15 | 1998-08-08 | 2334.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 6 | Linda | Green | 1987-07-30 | 1996-01-04 | 4322.78 | New York | Tester |
| 7 | David | Larry | 1990-12-31 | 1998-02-12 | 7897.78 | New York | Manager |
| 8 | James | Cat | 1996-09-17 | 2002-04-15 | 1232.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> ALTER TABLE employee ADD PRIMARY KEY (ID);
Query OK, 8 rows affected (0.03 sec)
Records: 8 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql>
mysql> desc employee;
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| id | int(11) | NO | PRI | 0 | |
| first_name | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
| last_name | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
| start_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| end_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| salary | float(8,2) | YES | | NULL | |
| city | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| description | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> ALTER TABLE employee DROP PRIMARY KEY;
Query OK, 8 rows affected (0.05 sec)
Records: 8 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql>
mysql> desc employee;
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| id | int(11) | NO | | 0 | |
| first_name | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
| last_name | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
| start_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| end_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| salary | float(8,2) | YES | | NULL | |
| city | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| description | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
8 rows in set (0.01 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> drop table Employee;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
Remember that a table can only have one primary key.
To remove a primary key
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE Employee(
-> id int,
-> first_name VARCHAR(15),
-> last_name VARCHAR(15),
-> start_date DATE,
-> end_date DATE,
-> salary FLOAT(8,2),
-> city VARCHAR(10),
-> description VARCHAR(15)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.24 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values (1,"Jason", "Martin", "19960725", "20060725", 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(2,"Alison", "Mathews", "19760321", "19860221", 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(3,"James", "Smith", "19781212", "19900315", 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(4,"Celia", "Rice", "19821024", "19990421", 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(5,"Robert", "Black", "19840115", "19980808", 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(6,"Linda", "Green", "19870730", "19960104", 4322.78,"New York", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(7,"David", "Larry", "19901231", "19980212", 7897.78,"New York", "Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(8,"James", "Cat", "19960917", "20020415", 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> select * from Employee;
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| id | first_name | last_name | start_date | end_date | salary | city | description |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| 1 | Jason | Martin | 1996-07-25 | 2006-07-25 | 1234.56 | Toronto | Programmer |
| 2 | Alison | Mathews | 1976-03-21 | 1986-02-21 | 6661.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 3 | James | Smith | 1978-12-12 | 1990-03-15 | 6544.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 4 | Celia | Rice | 1982-10-24 | 1999-04-21 | 2344.78 | Vancouver | Manager |
| 5 | Robert | Black | 1984-01-15 | 1998-08-08 | 2334.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 6 | Linda | Green | 1987-07-30 | 1996-01-04 | 4322.78 | New York | Tester |
| 7 | David | Larry | 1990-12-31 | 1998-02-12 | 7897.78 | New York | Manager |
| 8 | James | Cat | 1996-09-17 | 2002-04-15 | 1232.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> ALTER TABLE Employee ADD PRIMARY KEY (last_name(6),first_name(6));
Query OK, 8 rows affected (0.01 sec)
Records: 8 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql> desc Employee;
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| id | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
| first_name | varchar(15) | NO | PRI | | |
| last_name | varchar(15) | NO | PRI | | |
| start_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| end_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| salary | float(8,2) | YES | | NULL | |
| city | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| description | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> ALTER TABLE Employee DROP PRIMARY KEY;
Query OK, 8 rows affected (0.03 sec)
Records: 8 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql> desc Employee;
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| id | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
| first_name | varchar(15) | NO | | | |
| last_name | varchar(15) | NO | | | |
| start_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| end_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| salary | float(8,2) | YES | | NULL | |
| city | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| description | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
8 rows in set (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> drop table Employee;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
Use partial indexing as the primary key
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE Employee(
-> id int,
-> first_name VARCHAR(15),
-> last_name VARCHAR(15),
-> start_date DATE,
-> end_date DATE,
-> salary FLOAT(8,2),
-> city VARCHAR(10),
-> description VARCHAR(15)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values (1,"Jason", "Martin", "19960725", "20060725", 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(2,"Alison", "Mathews", "19760321", "19860221", 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(3,"James", "Smith", "19781212", "19900315", 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(4,"Celia", "Rice", "19821024", "19990421", 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(5,"Robert", "Black", "19840115", "19980808", 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(6,"Linda", "Green", "19870730", "19960104", 4322.78,"New York", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(7,"David", "Larry", "19901231", "19980212", 7897.78,"New York", "Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(8,"James", "Cat", "19960917", "20020415", 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> select * from Employee;
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| id | first_name | last_name | start_date | end_date | salary | city | description |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
| 1 | Jason | Martin | 1996-07-25 | 2006-07-25 | 1234.56 | Toronto | Programmer |
| 2 | Alison | Mathews | 1976-03-21 | 1986-02-21 | 6661.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 3 | James | Smith | 1978-12-12 | 1990-03-15 | 6544.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 4 | Celia | Rice | 1982-10-24 | 1999-04-21 | 2344.78 | Vancouver | Manager |
| 5 | Robert | Black | 1984-01-15 | 1998-08-08 | 2334.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
| 6 | Linda | Green | 1987-07-30 | 1996-01-04 | 4322.78 | New York | Tester |
| 7 | David | Larry | 1990-12-31 | 1998-02-12 | 7897.78 | New York | Manager |
| 8 | James | Cat | 1996-09-17 | 2002-04-15 | 1232.78 | Vancouver | Tester |
+------+------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> ALTER TABLE Employee ADD PRIMARY KEY (last_name(6),first_name(6));
Query OK, 8 rows affected (0.03 sec)
Records: 8 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> desc Employee;
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| id | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
| first_name | varchar(15) | NO | PRI | | |
| last_name | varchar(15) | NO | PRI | | |
| start_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| end_date | date | YES | | NULL | |
| salary | float(8,2) | YES | | NULL | |
| city | varchar(10) | YES | | NULL | |
| description | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
8 rows in set (0.01 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table Employee;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
Use two columns as the combined primary key
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE myTable
-> (
-> OrderID SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
-> ModelID SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
-> Description VARCHAR(40),
-> PRIMARY KEY (OrderID, ModelID)
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
mysql>
mysql> desc myTable;
+-------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| OrderID | smallint(5) unsigned | NO | PRI | | |
| ModelID | smallint(5) unsigned | NO | PRI | | |
| Description | varchar(40) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
3 rows in set (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table myTable;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>