You can manually modify an autonumberd col after the record is added, or you can use the load command w/ the nonum option to load rows w/o the autonumberd col being automatically populated.
Troy ===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 7/10/02 11:36 am >What is the effect on autonumbered columns if a value is manually edited? > >I have a column that generates a number (does not have to be unique) and >usually the autonumber value is fine, but occasionally users of another >system want to change to value to synch with one they'd created earlier. > >I suppose I could make the default value a calculation, but the autonumber >is very reliable. > >tia > >David Ebert >Huckleberry House >614-298-4112 (v) >614-294-6109 (f) >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >================================================ >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >================================================ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >================================================ >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
