Tables and Indexes in SQL Server Native Client

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW)

The SQL Server Native Client OLE DB provider exposes the IIndexDefinition and ITableDefinition interfaces, allowing consumers to create, alter, and drop SQL Server tables and indexes. Valid table and index definitions depend on the version of SQL Server.

The ability to create or drop tables and indexes depends on the SQL Server access rights of the consumer-application user. Dropping a table can be further constrained by the presence of declarative referential integrity constraints or other factors.

Most applications targeting SQL Server use SQL-DMO instead of these SQL Server Native Client OLE DB provider interfaces. SQL-DMO is a collection of OLE Automation objects that support all the administrative functions of SQL Server. Applications targeting multiple OLE DB providers use these generic OLE DB interfaces that are supported by the various OLE DB providers.

In the provider-specific property set DBPROPSET_SQLSERVERCOLUMN, SQL Server defines the following property.

Property ID	Description
SSPROP_COL_COLLATIONNAME	Type: VT_BSTR R/W: Write Default: Null Description: This property is used only in ITableDefinition. The string specified in this property is used when creating a CREATE TABLE statement.

In This Section

• Creating SQL Server Tables

• Adding a Column to a SQL Server Table

• Removing a Column from a SQL Server Table

• Dropping a SQL Server Table

• Creating SQL Server Indexes

• Dropping a SQL Server Index

See Also

SQL Server Native Client (OLE DB)
DROP TABLE (Transact-SQL)
CREATE INDEX (Transact-SQL)
DROP INDEX (Transact-SQL)