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==Purpose== | ==Purpose== | ||
Rebuilds an existing index file for the specified table | Rebuilds an existing index file for the specified table | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
ALTER INDEX <index> ON <table> REBUILD [SHARED | EXCLUSIVE] | ALTER INDEX <index> ON <table> REBUILD [SHARED | EXCLUSIVE] | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[ALTER TABLE]], [[CLOSE DATABASES]], [[CREATE INDEX]], [[CREATE TABLE]], [[DROP DATABASE]], [[DROP INDEX]], [[DROP TABLE]], [[OPEN DATABASE]] | [[ALTER TABLE]], [[CLOSE DATABASES]], [[CREATE INDEX]], [[CREATE TABLE]], [[DROP DATABASE]], [[DROP INDEX]], [[DROP TABLE]], [[OPEN DATABASE]] | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Example== | ==Example== | ||
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[[Category:Documentation]] | [[Category:Documentation]] | ||
[[Category:SQL]] | [[Category:SQL]] | ||
[[Category:Commands]] | [[Category:Commands]] | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 26 October 2011
Contents
Purpose
Rebuilds an existing index file for the specified table
Syntax
ALTER INDEX <index> ON <table> REBUILD [SHARED | EXCLUSIVE]
See Also
ALTER TABLE, CLOSE DATABASES, CREATE INDEX, CREATE TABLE, DROP DATABASE, DROP INDEX, DROP TABLE, OPEN DATABASE
Description
The ALTER INDEX command is used to rebuild an existing index file for the specified table. The table must be able to be locked for exclusive use during the operation.
| Keywords | Description |
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| index | This is the name of the index being rebuilt. |
| table | This is the name of the table for which the index will be rebuilt on. |
| REBUILD | Create the index anew using the existing index |
| SHARED | Allows read-only transactions on the table while the index is being rebuilt. |
| EXCLUSIVE | Prevents any transactions on the table while the index is being rebuilt. |
Example
// Rebuild the index staff_no index on staff table ALTER INDEX staff_no; ON staff; REBUILD; SHARED
