Re: HOW? Sequencing primary key appended with a character.
From: Lun Wing San (Oracle) <"Lun>
Date: 1996/11/27
Message-ID: <329C7A3B.5A0E_at_qrcsun.qrc.org>#1/1
Date: 1996/11/27
Message-ID: <329C7A3B.5A0E_at_qrcsun.qrc.org>#1/1
Hilary Juma wrote:
>
> Please how can one sequence the primary key each time to create a tuple.
>
> Examples
> supplier# value is S1001
> the next should automatically be s1002 on creation.
Use sequence in Oracle. Whenever you insert a new record, just fetch nextval from the sequence.
-- Name : Lun Wing San Title : Oracle developer of the Hong Kong Productivity Council System Administrator and Oracle DBA of the Quick Response Center Email Addr. : sunny_at_hkpc.org Telephone : 852-2788-5841Received on Wed Nov 27 1996 - 00:00:00 CET