SQL Server/T-SQL Tutorial/Table/TRUNCATE table
Benchmarking the TRUNCATE and Delete
6> CREATE TABLE employee(
7> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
8> first_name VARCHAR(10),
9> last_name VARCHAR(10),
10> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
11> start_Date DATETIME,
12> region VARCHAR(10),
13> city VARCHAR(20),
14> managerid INTEGER
15> );
16> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22","North","Vancouver",3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21","South","Utown",4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01","North","Paris",5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03","South","London",6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02","East","Newton",7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19","East","Calgary",8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18","West","New York",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17","West","Regina",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, "Joan" , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16","North","Toronto",10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 Joan Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> DECLARE @starttime DateTime
4> DECLARE @endtime DateTime
5> DECLARE @totaltime Int
6> SET @starttime = GetDate()
7> DELETE FROM Employee
8> SET @endtime = GetDate()
9> SET @totaltime = DateDiff(ms, @starttime, @endtime)
10> PRINT "Time to Delete: " + CONVERT(VarChar(10), @totaltime)
11>
12>
13> drop table employee;
14> GO
(9 rows affected)
(9 rows affected)
Time to Delete: 0
1>
2>
3> CREATE TABLE employee(
4> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
5> first_name VARCHAR(10),
6> last_name VARCHAR(10),
7> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
8> start_Date DATETIME,
9> region VARCHAR(10),
10> city VARCHAR(20),
11> managerid INTEGER
12> );
13> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "Jason" , "Martin", 5890,"2005-03-22","North","Vancouver",3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "Alison", "Mathews",4789,"2003-07-21","South","Utown",4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "James" , "Smith", 6678,"2001-12-01","North","Paris",5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "Celia" , "Rice", 5567,"2006-03-03","South","London",6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "Robert", "Black", 4467,"2004-07-02","East","Newton",7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "Linda" , "Green" , 6456,"2002-05-19","East","Calgary",8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "David" , "Larry", 5345,"2008-03-18","West","New York",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "James" , "Cat", 4234,"2007-07-17","West","Regina",9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, "Joan" , "Act", 6123,"2001-04-16","North","Toronto",10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 Joan Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> DECLARE @starttime DateTime
4> DECLARE @endtime DateTime
5> DECLARE @totaltime Int
6> SET @starttime = GetDate()
7> TRUNCATE TABLE Employee
8> SET @endtime = GetDate()
9> SET @totaltime = DateDiff(ms, @starttime, @endtime)
10> PRINT "Time to Truncate: " + CONVERT(VarChar(10), @totaltime)
11>
12> drop table employee;
13> GO
Time to Truncate: 10
1>
2>
TRUNCATE TABLE removes all of the records in a table without logging a transaction.
6> CREATE TABLE employee(
7> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
8> first_name VARCHAR(10),
9> last_name VARCHAR(10),
10> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
11> start_Date DATETIME,
12> region VARCHAR(10),
13> city VARCHAR(20),
14> managerid INTEGER
15> );
16> GO
2>
3> TRUNCATE TABLE Employee
4>
5>
6>
7> drop table employee;
8> GO