Creating a unique index on a table

Hi,
I'm trying to create an index on a newly created table. I want the index to
be on the field ref. I tried running:
CREATE INDEX ref ON U_segment (ref)
but it's just sitting there! The ref is unique anyway, and there are about
700,000 records.
Any help, or advice would be appreaciated.
Regards
Rob
Does it run and stop, or what?
I wonder if having the index name and the column name the same is the
issue...try
CREATE INDEX IX_ref ON U_segment (ref)
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"Robert" <Robert@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9AF46DBF-1693-4DD3-A324-BB378FCEBB79@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'm trying to create an index on a newly created table. I want the index
> to
> be on the field ref. I tried running:
>
> CREATE INDEX ref ON U_segment (ref)
> but it's just sitting there! The ref is unique anyway, and there are about
> 700,000 records.
> Any help, or advice would be appreaciated.
> Regards
> Rob
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Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Robert" <Robert@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9AF46DBF-1693-4DD3-A324-BB378FCEBB79@.microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'm trying to create an index on a newly created table. I want the index
> to
> be on the field ref. I tried running:
>
> CREATE INDEX ref ON U_segment (ref)
> but it's just sitting there! The ref is unique anyway, and there are about
> 700,000 records.
> Any help, or advice would be appreaciated.
> Regards
> Rob
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