Thanks to everyone for the solution. Mat
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mathieu Kouri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 12:16 PM Subject: Re: MI-L Automatic numbers > > Go and add an extra column to your table in your table manager and give it > an integer value. Then when you have added the extra column go to Table > Update column. > > You should see something similar to this: (see below) > > Table to update: (your table) > Column to update: (the column you just created) > Get Value from table: (your table) same table > Value: rowid > > Under the value type rowid all one word and it will update with consecutive > numbers going down in your table. > > Hope this helps! > > Samantha Wriker > Corporate Services Research Analyst > The Staubach Company > 15601 Dallas Parkway > Suite 400 > Addison, TX 75001 > (972) 361-5000 Front Desk > (972) 361-5080 Direct > (972) 361-5913 Fax > www.staubach.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "Mathieu Kouri" > <efg.informatique@clc-camint To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > .com> cc: > Subject: MI-L Automatic numbers > Sent by: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ionsmag.com > > > 02/21/2002 10:51 AM > Please respond to "Mathieu > Kouri" > > > > > > > > > > Hi all,=20 > I've got a layer (which are lakes) and i'm trying to find a way to = > insert an automatic number in a new column that I would create in the = > table. I haven't been able to find a way however. I've thought of = > going thru access but bringing back the info seems not possible since in = > that table, I havent got a unique identifier (which is the reason of the = > automatic number i'm trying to add). > > Any idea? > > Mat > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body. > _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.