Thanks Dan this one worked.
CREATE TABLE test ( ... ) AUTO_INCREMENT = 1500;
Normand
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Nelson [mailto:dnelson@stripped]
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 6:26 PM
To: PathFinder Software
Cc: mysql@stripped
Subject: Re: Auto_Increment Starting Number
In the last episode (Jul 20), PathFinder Software said:
> What is the syntax for starting an Auto_Increment at a certain value
> like 1500 for example?
>
> I have tried this string but MySQL gives me an error.
>
> CREATE TABLE Test (TestID int not null auto_increment auto_increment =
1500,Year INT,Month INT,Day INT,Name VARCHAR(50));
http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/R/CREATE_TABLE.html
CREATE TABLE test ( ... ) AUTO_INCREMENT = 1500;
> Also can an auto_increment value contain characters like 1500AB?
Nope. Just integer values.
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Dan Nelson
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