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SQL Create Table Statement |
SQL Create Table Statement
A table is a group of data stored in a database.
To create a table in a database you use the CREATE TABLE
statement. You give a name to the table and a list of columns with its datatypes.
CREATE TABLE TABLENAME(Attribute1 Datatype, Attribute2 Datatype,........);
Here’s an example creating a table named Person:
CREATE TABLE Person(
Id int not null,
Name varchar not null,
DateOfBirth date not null,
Gender bit not null,
PRIMARY KEY( Id )
);
In the example above, each Person has a Name, a Date of Birth and a Gender. The Id column is the key that identifies one person in the table. You use the keyword PRIMARY KEY
to configure one or more columns as a primary key.
A column can be not null
or null
indicating whether it is mandatory or not.