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Creation of index on Varchar column

If i create an index on Varchar column, It improves the query performance? Yes or No.Explain

Thanks in advance
Jul 12 '12 #1
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Niheel
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Ideally, it would be better to use a numeric value, but if you were to crate an index on a varchar, make sure it's not a big varchar and make sure you have plenty of memory. Indexing varchar columns will create big index files.
Jul 12 '12 #2
ck9663
2,878 Expert 2GB
It sounds like an assignment, though...
Jul 12 '12 #3

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