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Re: Is there an equivalent of AutoNumber?

From: Sanford Ross <sross_at_atstraffic.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:49:02 -0800
Message-ID: <950316634.756533@news2.bigplanet.com> 





Sequences are the equivalent of autonumber. You acquire the next number by
referencing sequence_name.nextval.



Patrick Joyal wrote in message <38a47c20_at_news>...


>I have some table in Access that use AutoNumber to ID a record.


>Is there some equivalent in Oracle?  Do I have to use a TRIGGER to simulate


>it? If so, how?


>


>thanks


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>Patrick


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