If this is a MyISAM table you can use myisamchk to set the auto_incriment
value. Check out the man page.
ryan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan Hinz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Peter Wiherkoski"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: AUTO_INCREMENT problem in table
> Dear Peter,
>
> > Even if i delete the record where id=65535
> > DELETE FROM cust WHERE id=65535
> > AUTO_INCREMENT starts with 65535 and i cant add any more records.
>
> Sad, but true, MySQL "remembers" the biggest number inserted into an
> auto_increment column. If you delete the row in question, the next
> insert will add the biggest number again.
>
> The only workaround I can see is to copy the table (without the problem
> id row) to another table with the same structure. Maybe someone has a
> better solution?!
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Stefan Hinz
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Wiherkoski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 4:47 PM
> Subject: AUTO_INCREMENT problem in table
>
>
> > Hi, got a problem:
> >
> > My table (part of it) looks like this:
> > CREATE TABLE cust (
> > id SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
> > name CHAR(30) NOT NULL,
> > PRIMARY KEY (id)
> > );
> >
> > When i type
> > INSERT INTO cust VALUES(NULL,"Peter");
> > the value of id will increase by 1 every time i insert a record.
> >
> > By "misstake" i typed
> > INSERT INTO cust VALUES(200000,"Maria");
> > the id (200000) then was "downsized" to the top limit of SMALLINT -
> 65535.
> >
> > Next time i type
> > INSERT INTO cust VALUES(NULL,"Joe");
> > the AUTO_INCREMENT tries to increase id by 1, but it cant because
> > AUTO_INCREMENT for id starts with 65535 and cant go any higher.
> >
> > Even if i delete the record where id=65535
> > DELETE FROM cust WHERE id=65535
> > AUTO_INCREMENT starts with 65535 and i cant add any more records.
> >
> > How do i get out of this mess?
> >
> > /Peter
> >
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