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ericaq_74
Starting Member
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 Posted - 2007-08-10 : 12:08:58
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| what other method can you use to generate primary keys automatically. My boss disagrees with me using identity for the primary keys. He says it is not professional. I am working on SQL Server 2005 platform. Can anybody advice me? |
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dinakar
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2507 Posts |
Posted - 2007-08-10 : 12:15:55
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| There is no other 'automatic' way other than setting it as an IDENTITY column. Anything else has to be manual computation.Dinakar Nethi************************Life is short. Enjoy it.************************http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/dinakar/ |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
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Posted - 2007-08-10 : 12:20:56
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Originally posted by ericaq_74... My boss disagrees with me using identity for the primary keys. He says it is not professional...Can anybody advice me?
Your boss is a dumbass. Pay no attention to anything he says.  CODO ERGO SUM |
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ashley.sql
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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Posted - 2007-08-10 : 12:26:10
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| YES HE IS A BIG BIG DUMB ASS.TELL HIM TO CODE HIMSELF.I HAVE DEALT WITH SUCH JERKS IN THE PASTAshley Rhodes |
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assigning automatic values to primary keys