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|    Re: a simpler way...?    |
|    07 Nov 08 21:11:43    |
      From: usenet@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com              On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:35:39 +1100, Tom Krieg <"Please use       the website contact form"> wrote:              >Does the incremental part of the key revert back to 1 when the other       >part changes? I.e. when the other part of the key changes to 4322, does       >the sequence revert back to 43221, 43222, etc?       >       >If that's the case, I would suggest a table with a record for every       >generated key (4321, 4322 etc) being the primary key with a field       >containing the last incremental number used for that main number.              Hi again,              Yes, the incremental part was to revert back to "1."              As it happens, I have another approach that has solved my       problem, but I am still curious about your suggestion above.              But, with regret, I do not understand your suggestion as       written.              Could you please describe the idea in that closing paragraph       another way?              Many thanks,       --       Kenneth              If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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