SQL Server 2005 How Create a Unique Constraint?

Warning: Only one null row can be in the column you've set to be unique.

You can do this with a filtered index in SQL 2008:

CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX idx_col1
ON dbo.MyTable(col1)
WHERE col1 IS NOT NULL;

See Field value must be unique unless it is NULL for a range of answers.

ALTER TABLE [TableName] ADD CONSTRAINT  [constraintName] UNIQUE ([columns])

In SQL Server Management Studio Express:

• Right-click table, choose Modify or Design(For Later Versions)
• Right-click field, choose Indexes/Keys...
• Click Add
• For Columns, select the field name you want to be unique.
• For Type, choose Unique Key.
• Click Close, Save the table.

The SQL command is:

ALTER TABLE <tablename> ADD CONSTRAINT
            <constraintname> UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED
    (
                <columnname>
    )

See the full syntax here.

If you want to do it from a Database Diagram:

• right-click on the table and select 'Indexes/Keys'
• click the Add button to add a new index
• enter the necessary info in the Properties on the right hand side:
  • the columns you want (click the ellipsis button to select)
  • set Is Unique to Yes
  • give it an appropriate name