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Thread: Difference between Primary and Unique key

  1. #1
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    If both Primary and Unique key garantees the uniquness of the rows in a table, is there is reason to choose one over the other when creating a table?

  2. #2
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    Primary Key = Uniqe key + NOT NULL values in the columns.

    So u can guess why we need a primary key

    Thanks,
    Madhu

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    Unique key does not provide NOT NULL, primary key provide uniquness and NOT NULL
    Best wishes!
    Dmitri

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    A primary key has to be unique.
    A unique key does not have to be a primary key.

    How many ways can YOU skin a cat?

    MH
    I remember when this place was cool.

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    Thanks a lot.

    Jason

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