On Sat, 22 May 1999, Paul DuBois wrote:
>> i have a table with auto_increment field (and lets say 20
>> rows). if i delete row 10, and then insert a new row, it gets
>> id=21 which is ok. but if i delete the row the the highest id
>> value (here 21) and then insert a new on, it gets id=21.
>>
>> should'n it be 22?
>
>
>No. The new id is always one more than the largest id currently in
>the table. If you delete all the rows, the sequence will start over
>at 1.
>
>This behavior will change when 3.23.x comes out, when you'll be able
>to get strictly increasing sequences with no reuse.
ok, so i need an additional table or whatever with a field
which will contain just the highest number reached by
auto_increment (kind of my personal counter), and when
inserting a new value, i should first take that number and
increase it by one.- hehe, actually i don't need
auto_increment at all then.
ok, thanks.
and when you're mentioning 3.23, when it will be available
(in a week, month...).
Davor
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