Re: Sqlplus question ??

Yes you can, as long as the number itself is not important and does not need to be 'repeatable' since it will change with any new select statement and will be affected ( in so far as the rest of the column's contents are concerned ) by any sort action - in other words, then number will not be related, in any way, to the contents of the other fields..

"Neil C" <btsscrth_at_bt.com> wrote:

>Could you use rownum ? I.e select rownum, column1, column2, ....... from
>table
>
>HTH
>
>NeilC
>
>Cliff Powell wrote in message <7v1nkg$erj$1_at_ffx2nh3.news.uu.net>...
>>I'm trying to select from a single table into a flat ascii file to send to
>a
>>customer. I need a sequential number for each row selected. For example,
>>row 1 needs to have 00001 in a column, row 2 needs to have 00002, etc. How
>>can I create a sequential number in this select ? I really don't want to
>>add a sequence to the table, I just need a sequential number for each
>record
>>selected out into my flat file.
>>
>>Many thanks.
>>
>>
>

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