sam1600@stripped wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> A database schema and php program written for
> Posgress that I am trying to change for Mysql
> uses a column type called "OID":
>
> "Each PostgreSQL table has a, system assigned, oid
> (object ID) column which is useful for uniquely
> identifying rows. Users have vertually no control
> over it value."
>
> I guess there wouldn't be a "drop in" replacement
> type in Mysql that I overlooked would there? Or a
> sane workaround?
Check out the following manual page:
"http://www.mysql.com/Manual/manual.html#IDX483"
in particular the AUTO_INCREMENT attribute.
"The Manual is your friend..."
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