SQL-Statement with dynamic table-names or redesign?

Question

I have a MS SQL 2008 database which stores data for creating a weighted, undirected graph. The data is stored in tables with the following structure:

[id1] [int]         


        

Answer 1

Partioned Table may be the answer to your problem. I've got another idea, that's "the other way around":

• each graph has it's own table (so you can still truncate table)
• define a view (with the structured you mentioned for your redefined table) as a UNION ALL over all graph-tables

I have no idea of the performance of a select on this view and so on, but it may give you what you are looking for. I'd be interested in the results if try this out ..