

Because the keyword PRIMARY isn't used, the first file ( Sales_dat) becomes the primary file. For example, enter one or more statements that describe the database.Ĭopy and paste the following example into the query window and select Execute. In the Value column, enter the extended property text. In the Name column, enter a name for the extended property. To add an extended property to the database, select the Extended Properties page. Select Add and then enter the values for the filegroup. To add a new filegroup, select the Filegroups page. For a description of each option, see ALTER DATABASE SET Options (Transact-SQL). To change database options, select the Options page, and then modify the database options. To change the recovery model, select the Options page and select a recovery model from the list. To change the collation of the database, select the Options page, and then select a collation from the list. For more information, see Add Data or Log Files to a Database. To change the default values of the primary data and transaction log files, in the Database files grid, select the appropriate cell and enter the new value. The Use full-text indexing option is always checked and dimmed because, beginning in SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x), all user databases are full-text enabled. To create the database by accepting all default values, select OK otherwise, continue with the following optional steps. Right-click Databases, and then select New Database. In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine and then expand that instance. Use SQL Server Management Studio Create a database To maintain control over disk use on an instance of SQL Server, permission to create databases is typically limited to a few SQL Server login. Requires CREATE DATABASE permission in the master database, or requires CREATE ANY DATABASE, or ALTER ANY DATABASE permission. When you create a database, make the data files as large as possible based on the maximum amount of data you expect in the database. The master database should be backed up whenever a user database is created, modified, or dropped. The CREATE DATABASE statement must run in autocommit mode (the default transaction management mode) and isn't allowed in an explicit or implicit transaction.A maximum of 32,767 databases can be specified on an instance of SQL Server.To create a database in Azure SQL Database using T-SQL, see Create database in Azure SQL Database.
