david,
you just have to tape in the mapbasic window
update table_name set column_name=rowid
Laurent Frilleux
STRATEGIS SA
Zolad Mini Parc, Bat 2
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De : "David Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Envoy� : mardi 27 juin 2000 09:43
Objet : MI Update column
> Listers,
>
> I have a number of polygons, well, over 200 actually. Their names
> are featured in the browser in one column and I would like to
> update another with an incrementing number, 1,2,3,4,5,6,etc, so
> that each polygon has an individual ID ranging from 1 - 237. Is it
> possible to do this and if so how? Its probably possible with an
> SQL but I am unfamiliar with these...I've tried to edit the .dat file
> (but get a screwy output) and apend from other files but I can only
> append rows, not columns...Manual keying will take an age and I
> want to avoid that if I can.
>
> TIA, Dave
>
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