how can I use GUID datatype in SQL Server 2008

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Hello Sir,

I heared about GUID and I kind of understood that its a data type , But I couldn't use it

could you please show me the way to use it ...

by the way , lets say I want something like this :

SQL

CREATE TABLE Employees ( ID guid PRIMARY KEY, Name NVARCHAR(50) NOT NULL )

Posted 28-Dec-11 22:13pm

Prashant Srivastava LKO

Updated 28-Dec-11 22:14pm

Wendelius

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Hi,

you can generate unique GUID using

SQL

select NEWID();

from SQL server 2008. and using uniqueIdentifier datatype you can store it (as Mike said)

thanks
-amit.

Posted 28-Dec-11 22:28pm

AmitGajjar

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Wendelius · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-28T22:16:00

Solution 1

The data type for guid is uniqueIdentifier so your DDL should be something like:

SQL

CREATE TABLE Employees ( ID uniqueidentifier PRIMARY KEY, Name NVARCHAR(50) NOT NULL ).

See: uniqueidentifier (Transact-SQL)[^]

Posted 28-Dec-11 22:16pm

Wendelius

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Prashant Srivastava LKO 29-Dec-11 4:19am

Thanks for Guidance Sir

Wendelius 29-Dec-11 5:03am

You're welcome :)

RaisKazi 29-Dec-11 6:07am

My 5.

Wendelius 29-Dec-11 6:29am

Thanks :)