>-----Original Message----- >From: Stut [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 6:30 PM >To: Jerry Schwartz >Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com >Subject: Re: Finding gaps > >On 17 Sep 2008, at 22:34, Jerry Schwartz wrote: >> Our Japanese partners will notice and will ask. Similar things have >> come up >> before. >> >> I want to be pro-active. > >Notice what? Why would it be bad? What type of data are we dealing >with here? > [JS] In this case, we are dealing with a list of products.
>If each row requires a unique ID use an autonumber. If your partners >don't understand that deleted items will create gaps, explain it to >them. IMHO you're creating a problem that doesn't exist. > [JS] I can pass along my boss's email address, if you want to explain to him why it doesn't matter. Personally, I depend upon my job. >If you just need sequential numbers for display purposes, generate >them when you do the displaying. There's no need for those numbers to >be in the database. > [JS] They are propagated into other databases that I do not control. They are managed and used by our main office in Japan. They notice everything (except misspellings). -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
