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Add primary key to a table by using the alter table command


mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE myTable(
    ->    ID SMALLINT
    -> );
Query OK, rows affected (0.02 sec)

mysql>
mysql> desc myTable;
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| ID    | smallint(6| YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> ALTER TABLE myTable
    ->    ADD COLUMN Quantity SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
    ->    MODIFY ID SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
    ->    ADD PRIMARY KEY (ID);
Query OK, rows affected (0.05 sec)
Records: 0  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0

mysql>
mysql> desc myTable;
+----------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field    | Type                 | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+----------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| ID       | smallint(5unsigned | NO   | PRI |         |       |
| Quantity | smallint(5unsigned | NO   |     |         |       |
+----------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
rows in set (0.02 sec)

mysql>
mysql> drop table myTable;
Query OK, rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>



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