At a guess, I'd set the default value to 1000 so the first record you insert has 1000 as it's value, then it will continue on from there.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Doanh Tran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 5:15 AM Subject: setting auto increment start value > Hi all, > > I am creating a new table with an auto_increment primary key. > How do i tell mysql to start incrementing at a certain value, let say > 1000 instead of 1? > > Thanks, > > MT > > > -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
