Re: any impact if create index and then drop index

From: Hugo Kornelis (hugo_at_pe_NO_rFact.in_SPAM_fo)
Date: 11/30/04


Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:02:23 +0100

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:34:47 +0800, Mullin Yu wrote:

>hi,
>
>i want to create index to speed up one operation (DELETE) and the drop the
>index to resume.
>
>any side effects or impacts on the db?
>

Hi Mullin,

Creating the index will take some time and will also lock parts of your
data. Dropping the index doesn't take much time (unless it is a clustered
index).

However, why would you want to drop the index after the delete?

Best, Hugo

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