non-clusted index and space

Hi I understand clustered and non-clustered indexes
increase the amount of disk space used i have a table that
is 200mb and wondered if I added a non-clsted index how
much extra space that would use and is it added to the
table size or somewhere else.
thanks for any help
MikeyMikey:
As for how much space an index will use, a lot depends on the type and
number of columns in the index. If you
EXEC sp_spaceused 'tablename'
before and after you create the index you can get a pretty good idea
of how much space the index requires.
Non clustered indexes would not change the size of the table, while a
clustered index 'becomes' the table.
HTH,
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com
On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 05:24:01 -0800, "Mikey"
<anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

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>Hi I understand clustered and non-clustered indexes
>increase the amount of disk space used i have a table that
>is 200mb and wondered if I added a non-clsted index how
>much extra space that would use and is it added to the
>table size or somewhere else.
>thanks for any help
>Mikey

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