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Old December 28th, 2009, 03:34 AM posted to microsoft.public.access.tablesdbdesign
brian duffy
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Default auto number

hi all !!

i need to have an auto number in a new table but i need the auto
number to start from a certain number not zero.
how can i do this ??? any help would be appreciated !

thanks
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Old December 28th, 2009, 03:53 AM posted to microsoft.public.access.tablesdbdesign
Allen Browne
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Default auto number

See:
Set AutoNumbers to start from ...
at:
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-26.html

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"brian duffy" wrote in message
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hi all !!

i need to have an auto number in a new table but i need the auto
number to start from a certain number not zero.
how can i do this ??? any help would be appreciated !

thanks


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Old December 28th, 2009, 01:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.tablesdbdesign
MikeR
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brian duffy wrote:
hi all !!

i need to have an auto number in a new table but i need the auto
number to start from a certain number not zero.
how can i do this ??? any help would be appreciated !

thanks


It sounds like you are planning to use the autonumber for something other than a
unique ID. If so, that's a mistake. Autonumbers are not guaranteed to be sequential,
aren't meant for human consumption, nor should they be manipulated.

Mike
 




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