--- Anna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I have another question about record deletion from
> database.
>
> For example, my database has 10 records with ids 1
> through 10. If I delete id #10 then everything is good
> and all the records are still 1 through 9. However, if
> I delete record id #4, then in my db I would have
> records 1 through 10 with id #4 missing.
>
> Is there a command that syncs the database? How do I
> go about this to keep all the ids in the right order
> after the deletion? or What do I need to do to prevent
> that from happenning?
>
> All the help is appreciated.
>
> Anna Vester
> http://www.veanndesign.com
> http://reviews.veanndesign.com

You should not alter your primary key value since other tables may use this as a relationship.  If
you want to have values which remain contiguous, use a different field for the value you intend to
display or use a counter variable in the program.

James



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