Difference between ALTER TABLE REBUILD and rebuilding clustered index on that table

  • Hi all,

    After reading this article[/url], I was wondering if there's a difference between using ALTER TABLE with the REBUILD option and rebuilding the clustered index on that table. BOL is not very extensive on the subject.

    Furthermore, I was wondering if it is necessary to check (and how? Counting and comparing columns from the sys.system_internals- and the sys.columns?) if you need to rebuild a table, because as I understand, a lot of space can get lost after performing DDL statements.

    Thanks in advance!

    - Alex

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