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sankar_krs
Starting Member
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Posted - 2008-03-06 : 00:29:47
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| what is the difference b/n drop and truncate...delete and truncate in sql? |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-06 : 01:29:28
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| Did you check what SQL Server Books Online has to offer about this or perhaps checked your class materials?Tara KizerMicrosoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Serverhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/ |
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jackv
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2179 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-06 : 01:44:01
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| DELETE is a logged process on a per row basis.Every row is logged and physically deleted.TRUNCATE is also logged , but the focus is on deallocating the pages upon which the data exists.Jack Vamvas--------------------Search IT jobs from multiple sources- http://www.ITjobfeed.com |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
22864 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-06 : 08:28:03
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| Googling would give you lot of related linksMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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