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The Script Activity in Azure Data Factory
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Understanding the Mapping Data Flow Activity in Azure Data Factory
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An Introduction to Flowlets in Azure Data Factory
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Understanding Azure Data Factory Pricing
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Exploring Knowledge Center in Azure Synapse Analytics
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Eight Azure SQL configurations you may have missed
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The Disabled Index
I run this code on SQL Server 2022.
CREATE TABLE Drink
(
drinkid INT NOT NULL
CONSTRAINT DrinkPK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
drinkname VARCHAR(20),
rating NUMERIC(2, 1)
)
GO
INSERT INTO Drink
(
drinkid,
drinkname,
rating
)
VALUES
(1, 'Margarita', 4.5),
(2, 'Mojito', 4.3),
(3, 'Old Fashioned', 4.7),
(4, 'Martini', 4.4),
(5, 'Cosmopolitan', 4.2)
GO
ALTER INDEX drinkpk ON dbo.drink DISABLE
GO
SELECT * FROM dbo.Drink
GO
What is the result? See possible answers