create table mytable ( myfield serial primary key, myotherfield integer); Using the SERIAL data type automatically creates the sequence and default statements for you.
-----Original Message----- From: Mayuresh Kadu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 2:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SQL] Auto Increment hi all, could anyone tell me how to make a primary key to AUTO INCREMENT. The document is not exactly very explainatory about it :) Thankx in advance ... Mayuresh ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])