Answers for "unique key in database"

how to find unique key in sql

DISTINCT
- select distinct * from employees; ==> 
           retrieves any row if it has at 
           least a single unique column.
- select distinct first_name from employees; ==> 
              retrieves unique names
              from table. (removes duplicates)
- select distinct count(*) from employees;
          retrieve number of unique rows
          if any row has at least a single unique data.

unique key

CREATE TABLE students  
(  
S_Id int NOT NULL,  
LastName varchar (255) NOT NULL,  
FirstName varchar (255),  
City varchar (255),  
UNIQUE (S_Id)  
)

unique key

ALTER TABLE students  
ADD UNIQUE (S_Id)