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Re: NextNumbers Tables

From: --CELKO-- <71062.1056_at_compuserve.com>
Date: 7 Feb 2003 11:32:40 -0800
Message-ID: <c0d87ec0.0302071132.5ae0f43a@posting.google.com> 





>> Any more thoughts on a next numbers table for surrogate keys? << 




Don't do it; look for a natural key.  You have no checkdigit, no way
to verify the key against the reality you are modeling.  No way of
knowing if a gap in the numbering is real or an error.
Received on Fri Feb 07 2003 - 13:32:40 CST












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