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bootsy
Starting Member
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 Posted - 2008-03-04 : 16:34:17
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| I created a table with a field called myID. I set the data type as "uniqueidentifier", but it won't auto generate. How do I create a field to auto generate a unique number? I'm working with SQL Server 2000 and I'm creating the table from Enterprise Manager. |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-04 : 16:35:44
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| Why not use an identity column instead?Tara KizerMicrosoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Serverhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/ |
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jdaman
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
354 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-04 : 16:36:06
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| CREATE TABLE TableName ( myID INT IDENTITY(1, 1), ... ) |
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bootsy
Starting Member
7 Posts |
Posted - 2008-03-04 : 16:57:04
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| That's what I would like to do is create an identity column but I don't know how. Is this done in the properties of the column. I'm so lost.jdaman .. where would I put that statement? |
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bootsy
Starting Member
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Posted - 2008-03-04 : 17:04:54
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| Thanks guys. I figured it out. I didn't know that the "INT" data type would give me that option. thanks so much. |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2008-03-04 : 18:23:03
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Or bigint, tinyint or smallint.
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create auto ID