Uwe Grauer wrote:
> Carl Karsten wrote:
>> Uwe Grauer wrote:
>>> Carl Karsten wrote:
>>>> But I am going to ask, just for kicks:  can you show me the CREATE TABLE 
>>>> and 
>>>> whatever is needed to make it happen on FireBird?
>>>>
>>>> Carl K
>>>>
>>> Look here:
>>> http://dabodev.com/tracker/0274
>>>
>>> This is with a single key.
>>> But you see how it is done.
>>> It would be the just like that for combined keys.
>> um, no.  2 unique ID's is a special case of a compound key, that has even 
>> less 
>> chance of ever being used.  (which would put it at less than zero.)
>>
> 
> Could be done with a Stored Procedure where you have one of the keys as
> input parameters.

"input parameter" is not "server generated".

> 
>> Each part of a compound key typically has duplicates.  The key gen routine 
>> would 
>> need to somehow know ... um.. I can barely think it let alone put it to 
>> words.
>>
>> Assuming it did get generated, then I want to know how the client could be 
>> informed of the new values after the INSERT.
>>
>> I am pretty sure this is not only 'impractical' but maybe impossible.
>>
>> Carl K
>>
> 
> You couldn't automate this.

Do you agree it (server generated compound keys) is impossible?

Carl K

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