>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In VFP index tags have certain significance as they are used in SEEK() function. When creating index tags in SQL Server does it really matter the names of the index tags? If yes, what is it, then I will follow a certain convention.
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>>>>>>TIA.
>>>>>
>>>>>AFAIK, no.
>>>>>But I always named Primary keys PK_nameoftag and all others IX_nameoftag
>>>>
>>>>Thank you. I will follow your naming convention (if it is good enough for you it must be good). However, I didn't know you create a primary key index tag; I thought SQL Server creates it automatically. I was wrong?
>>>
>>>Yes, you are wrong :-)
>>>Open table for design in SSMS.
>>>Select the field(s) you want to be primary keys and click the button in toolbar that looks like a key :-)
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>>I did that. Is your point that after making a column to be a primary key no additional index tag has been created in the Indexes?
>
>You must save the changes and refresh index node in Object Explorer.
I did and now I see the index automatically created by SQL Server. Isn't it what I said that I thought that I don't have to create it manually?
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