Re: AutoNumber ?

A copy of this was sent to "Dinesh" <valigean_at_post1.com> (if that email address didn't require changing) On Fri, 12 Nov 1999 16:52:08 +0800, you wrote:

>Hi....
>
>IS there an equivalent for AutoNumber in Oracle ??
>
>Thanks
>

to autonumber some_column in a table T you would:

create sequence my_seq;

create or replace trigger x BEFORE INSERT on T for each row begin

   select my_seq.nextval into :new.some_column; end;

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