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In my VB.net app, I use the following SQL statement to duplicate a table. If &nbsp;the original table has an Identity field that is a primary key the new table created has this identity column but it is no longer a primary key field. Why would thid be?<br />
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sSQL = &quot;SELECT * INTO [My New Table] FROM [My Old Table]&quot;
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Hi

In my VB.net app, I use the following SQL statement to duplicate a table. If  the original table has an Identity field that is a primary key the new table created has this identity column but it is no longer a primary key field. Why would thid be?

sSQL = "SELECT * INTO [My New Table] FROM [My Old Table]"

VB.net Duplicating a table - primary key not created

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