Re: Basic sequence question

The advantage of creating one sequence for all your is you have a then unique identifier for all the object in you database. It might not be useful now, but it doesn't cost anything, and could pay off in spades later.

"Steve Bell" <swayne.bell_at_sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:3A911B38.40709_at_sympatico.ca...
> Hi,
> Although it may be common in practice to create a sequence for each
> table that requires it,
> it is not a requirement...you can use one sequence in many tables...it's
> a seperate database object.
>
> Hth,
>
> Steve
>
> Avery wrote:
>
> > Yes create one for each.
> >
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> > news:l.982311650.1485961914_at_c1026384-a.crvlls1.or.home.com...
> >
> >> I'm an Oracle sequence novice. I have several tables with primary
> >> key IDs that need to be auto-incremented, and sequences appear to be
> >> the best way to do that. My question is, do I need to create a
 separate
> >> sequence object for each table? I would think that I do, so that the
> >> objects can 'remember' their current value. Am I correctly
> >> interpreting their function?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance...
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Received on Mon Feb 19 2001 - 12:06:16 CST