Sean,
1) Create a new field in the table: Table>Maintenance>(choose table}>Add
Field>(name the field)>(set field type to Integer)
2) Update column to contain the record number:Table>Update Column>(choose
table)>choose the column created in Step 1>(set Value to ROWID)
Hope this helps.
Sam Kome
Sage Software, Inc NC Div.
1289 N. Fordham Blvd A319
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
www.sagesoft.com
Phone: 919.949.2277
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Ramsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: MAPINFO-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 4:35 PM
Subject: MI Add record numbers?
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm an Arcview turned Mapinfo user here. Hopefully, this confession
>will get some answers to my question. What I need to do is add a unique
>id number to every record in a table. Similar to the 'addrecno' script
>in Arcview. I remember one little command does exist in Mapinfo to do
>this but it eludes my mind. Can't find a single hint in the
>documentation as well. Anyone have any tips? Thanks in advance for
>your time.
>
>Cheers,
>Sean
>
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