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When to apply an index?

From: dbuckingham <member_at_dbforums.com>
Date: 22 Jul 2002 07:24:57 GMT
Message-ID: <3d3bb349$1@usenetgateway.com>


Is it better to apply indexes to tables that have many different random values or is it better to apply to tables that only have a small number of values (large table but a lot of the same value)?

Dan.

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Daniel Buckingham
Technical Consultant
Mercia Software

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