use an auto_increment column.
Or if this is during an "UPDATE" UPDATE tbl SET col = col + 1 WHERE ..; Allon Bendavid wrote: > > Hello All- > > I just read that an Insert ... Select naming the same table is not supported > in MySQL. > > What is the alternative? What we need to do is simply insert the max of a > column + 1 to create essentially a counter in a situation where an > auto_increment counter would not work. > > Anyone? > > -Allon > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Allon Bendavid Imacination Software > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.imacination.com/ > 805-650-8153 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit Imacination and start selling on the Web today with Ch-Ching! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- Colin Faber (303) 859-1491 fpsn.net, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
