Managing tables

Create, alter, drop, and index tables.

Table concepts

Database object that contains data.

Create a table

Add a table with columns set to data types and a primary key.

Check a table

Check the existence of a table and its defined attributes.

Modify a table

Modify a table.

Truncate a table

Truncate a table.

Drop a table

Remove a table and all the data it contains.

An optional topic for tables:

Indexing tables

How to query data from tables using indexes.

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