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Question:  What is difference between UNIQUE and PRIMARY KEY constraints?


Answer:
A table can have only one PRIMARY KEY whereas there can be any number of UNIQUE keys. The columns that compose PK are automatically define NOT NULL, whereas a column that compose a UNIQUE is not automatically defined to be mandatory must also specify the column is NOT NULL.


January 01, 2008 08:23:38 #9
 patilpravin_1981   Member Since: December 2007    Total Comments: 29 

RE: What is difference between UNIQUE and PRIMARY KEY constraints?
 
unique key can contains one null value
primery key can not contain null value
     

 

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