RE: Trigger or ????

Create a stored procedure that resets your sequence number, and then run that procedure at the necessary time each night using dbms_job to schedule it. Look into the Supplied Packages Reference for your version of the database for specifics on usage of the dbms_job package.  

_YEX_
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Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 10:58 AM
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I have a need to reset a sequence number at 00:01 everyday. I thought about creating a trigger to check the time, but thought that there might be a better way than checking the time every time a record is being added. I also thought about checking the max date on the table and comparing against the system date. When system date > max then reset the sequence number. I like this logic better and thought of holes with using the time.

The only problem I have is that this seems like a lot of overhead every time I add a record, which will be often. Is a trigger the only method available to me?

Thanks,

Laura

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