I found this answer on mssqltips and this is the link to the article I found there.
I am also posting the TSQL for possible link-rot in future.
T-SQL Script to Drop All SQL Server Indexes
DECLARE @SchemaName VARCHAR(256)DECLARE @TableName VARCHAR(256)
DECLARE @IndexName VARCHAR(256)
DECLARE @TSQLDropIndex VARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE CursorIndexes CURSOR FOR
SELECT schema_name(t.schema_id), t.name, i.name
FROM sys.indexes i
INNER JOIN sys.tables t ON t.object_id= i.object_id
WHERE i.type>0 and t.is_ms_shipped=0 and t.name<>'sysdiagrams'
and (is_primary_key=0 and is_unique_constraint=0)
OPEN CursorIndexes
FETCH NEXT FROM CursorIndexes INTO @SchemaName,@TableName,@IndexName
WHILE @@fetch_status = 0
BEGIN
SET @TSQLDropIndex = 'DROP INDEX '+QUOTENAME(@SchemaName)+ '.' + QUOTENAME(@TableName) + '.' +QUOTENAME(@IndexName)
PRINT @TSQLDropIndex
FETCH NEXT FROM CursorIndexes INTO @SchemaName,@TableName,@IndexName
END
CLOSE CursorIndexes
DEDEALLOCATE CursorIndexes
T-SQL Script to Create All SQL Server Indexes
declare @SchemaName varchar(100)declare @TableName varchar(256)
declare @IndexName varchar(256)
declare @ColumnName varchar(100)
declare @is_unique varchar(100)
declare @IndexTypeDesc varchar(100)
declare @FileGroupName varchar(100)
declare @is_disabled varchar(100)
declare @IndexOptions varchar(max)
declare @IndexColumnId int
declare @IsDescendingKey int
declare @IsIncludedColumn int
declare @TSQLScripCreationIndex varchar(max)
declare @TSQLScripDisableIndex varchar(max)
declare CursorIndex cursor for
select schema_name(t.schema_id) [schema_name], t.name, ix.name,
case when ix.is_unique = 1 then 'UNIQUE ' else '' END
, ix.type_desc,
case when ix.is_padded=1 then 'PAD_INDEX = ON, ' else 'PAD_INDEX = OFF, ' end
+ case when ix.allow_page_locks=1 then 'ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON, ' else 'ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = OFF, ' end
+ case when ix.allow_row_locks=1 then 'ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ' else 'ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = OFF, ' end
+ case when INDEXPROPERTY(t.object_id, ix.name, 'IsStatistics') = 1 then 'STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = ON, ' else 'STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, ' end
+ case when ix.ignore_dup_key=1 then 'IGNORE_DUP_KEY = ON, ' else 'IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ' end
+ 'SORT_IN_TEMPDB = OFF, FILLFACTOR =' + CAST(ix.fill_factor AS VARCHAR(3)) AS IndexOptions
, ix.is_disabled , FILEGROUP_NAME(ix.data_space_id) FileGroupName
from sys.tables t
inner join sys.indexes ix on t.object_id=ix.object_id
where ix.type>0 and ix.is_primary_key=0 and ix.is_unique_constraint=0 --and schema_name(tb.schema_id)= @SchemaName and tb.name=@TableName
and t.is_ms_shipped=0 and t.name<>'sysdiagrams'
order by schema_name(t.schema_id), t.name, ix.name
open CursorIndex
fetch next from CursorIndex into @SchemaName, @TableName, @IndexName, @is_unique, @IndexTypeDesc, @IndexOptions,@is_disabled, @FileGroupName
while (@@fetch_status=0)
begin
declare @IndexColumns varchar(max)
declare @IncludedColumns varchar(max)
set @IndexColumns=''
set @IncludedColumns=''
declare CursorIndexColumn cursor for
select col.name, ixc.is_descending_key, ixc.is_included_column
from sys.tables tb
inner join sys.indexes ix on tb.object_id=ix.object_id
inner join sys.index_columns ixc on ix.object_id=ixc.object_id and ix.index_id= ixc.index_id
inner join sys.columns col on ixc.object_id =col.object_id and ixc.column_id=col.column_id
where ix.type>0 and (ix.is_primary_key=0 or ix.is_unique_constraint=0)
and schema_name(tb.schema_id)=@SchemaName and tb.name=@TableName and ix.name=@IndexName
order by ixc.index_column_id
open CursorIndexColumn
fetch next from CursorIndexColumn into @ColumnName, @IsDescendingKey, @IsIncludedColumn
while (@@fetch_status=0)
begin
if @IsIncludedColumn=0
set @IndexColumns=@IndexColumns + @ColumnName + case when @IsDescendingKey=1 then ' DESC, ' else ' ASC, ' end
else
set @IncludedColumns=@IncludedColumns + @ColumnName +', '
fetch next from CursorIndexColumn into @ColumnName, @IsDescendingKey, @IsIncludedColumn
end
close CursorIndexColumn
deallocate CursorIndexColumn
set @IndexColumns = substring(@IndexColumns, 1, len(@IndexColumns)-1)
set @IncludedColumns = case when len(@IncludedColumns) >0 then substring(@IncludedColumns, 1, len(@IncludedColumns)-1) else '' end
-- print @IndexColumns
-- print @IncludedColumns
set @TSQLScripCreationIndex =''
set @TSQLScripDisableIndex =''
set @TSQLScripCreationIndex='CREATE '+ @is_unique +@IndexTypeDesc + ' INDEX ' +QUOTENAME(@IndexName)+' ON ' + QUOTENAME(@SchemaName) +'.'+ QUOTENAME(@TableName)+ '('+@IndexColumns+') '+
case when len(@IncludedColumns)>0 then CHAR(13) +'INCLUDE (' + @IncludedColumns+ ')' else '' end + CHAR(13)+'WITH (' + @IndexOptions+ ') ON ' + QUOTENAME(@FileGroupName) + ';'
if @is_disabled=1
set @TSQLScripDisableIndex= CHAR(13) +'ALTER INDEX ' +QUOTENAME(@IndexName) + ' ON ' + QUOTENAME(@SchemaName) +'.'+ QUOTENAME(@TableName) + ' DISABLE;' + CHAR(13)
print @TSQLScripCreationIndex
print @TSQLScripDisableIndex
fetch next from CursorIndex into @SchemaName, @TableName, @IndexName, @is_unique, @IndexTypeDesc, @IndexOptions,@is_disabled, @FileGroupName
end
close CursorIndex
deallocate CursorIndex
Hope this helps someone.
