update table set id = id + 1 WHERE id > 1 RBS
> Sorry about this, but this is a SQL question and not a SQLite specific > question. > > Is there a way to increment a value in a table in-situ. Without > reading it, incrementing it, writing it? > > I need to insert an entry into a table, it has an id, all entries with > id's >= the id need to be incremented to keep the id's unique > > ie > > 1 bob > 2 joe > 3 irene > > someone wants to insert 2 sarah, I need the table to look like this > > 1 bob > 2 sarah > 3 joe > 4 irene > > > Any help would be great. > thanks > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Gregor > > > _______________________________________________ > sqlite-users mailing list > sqlite-users@sqlite.org > http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users > > _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
