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From:Tom Crimmins Date:February 22 2005 10:21pm
Subject:RE: Is there a limit on Auto-increment
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On Tuesday, February 22, 2005 16:12, gunmuse@stripped wrote:

> I am using the memory table in 4.1 to auto increment is there a limit
> to how big that number can get? 

It is only limited by the size of your int. I would suggest declaring the 
column unsigned. This will give you twice the positive values for your
column.
An unsigned bigint gives you the ability to have 2^64 - 1 unique values.

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Tom Crimmins
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Pottawattamie County, Iowa
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