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Re: How to Generate Auto Number

From: Van Messner <vmessner_at_bestweb.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 22:09:18 GMT
Message-ID: <iOVr5.64$I76.4275@monger.newsread.com>

There are several kinds of things you can do but there is no "auto number" data type. Go to the Oracle web site then to tech support then to documentation and look up Sequences.

Van

"Arun Solleti" <solleti_at_eng.usf.edu> wrote in message news:39B02564.3EEF7393_at_eng.usf.edu...
> Hi
>
> Can anyone tell me, what is the data type which will generate a primary
> key for a given table. It is like AutoNumber in access which can be set
> as the primary key. How to set the starting point for this and
> incremental value.
>
> Thanks
> Arun
>
Received on Fri Sep 01 2000 - 17:09:18 CDT

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