Add an index to a varchar2 type column : VARCHAR2 « SQL Data Types « Oracle PL/SQL Tutorial

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SQL> CREATE TABLE product_order (
  2       product_name  VARCHAR2(25),
  3       salesperson   VARCHAR2(3),
  4       order_date DATE,
  5       quantity      NUMBER(4,2)
  6       );

Table created.

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SQL> INSERT INTO product_order VALUES ('Product 1', 'CA', '14-JUL-03', 1);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product_order VALUES ('Product 2', 'BB', '14-JUL-03', 75);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product_order VALUES ('Product 3', 'GA', '14-JUL-03', 2);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product_order VALUES ('Product 4', 'GA', '15-JUL-03', 8);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product_order VALUES ('Product 5', 'LB', '15-JUL-03', 20);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product_order VALUES ('Product 6', 'CA', '16-JUL-03', 5);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product_order VALUES ('Product 7', 'CA', '17-JUL-03', 1);

1 row created.

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SQL> CREATE INDEX product_order_product
  2  ON product_order(product_name);

Index created.

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SQL> drop table product_order;

Table dropped.

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