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

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