Thanks.

I have a transactions table where before doing an entry I check if that

record exists by empno + date + shiftno. If the seek fails I add the records

else I overwrite existing records. Maybe in SQL server we have to do it

slightly differently.

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From: "Stephen Russell" <srussell705@gmail.com>

Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 6:24 PM

To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>

Subject: Re: Composite Key in Sql Server 2008

> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Ajoy Khaund <akhaund@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Hi,

>>

>> I have a composite key in VFP like

>>

>> Padl(empno,4,'0') + DTOS(kdate) + Str(shiftno,1)

>>

>> I use this index to do a seek to find out if a record exists for a

>> particular employee on a particular date in a particular shift.

>>

>> How can I do that in sql. I am going to use cursor adaptors.

>>

> -------------

>

> Do you know how to create indexs in SQL Server tables that span

> multiple columns?

>

> CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX newKey ON YourTable

> (

> empNumber,

> kDate,

> shiftNo

> ) WITH( STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF,

> ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON) ON [PRIMARY]

> GO

>

>

> In your where clause :

> Where empNumber = YourmakeshiftValue

> and kDatebetween StartOfDay and EndOfDay

> and shftno = 1

>

> As a heads up. This index may never get used if the table is joined

> so all of this is mute.

>

>

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