That is a difference in the behavior of isam and myisam tables. jason wesley upton wrote:
>EXPLANATION: > >here's the pertinent piece of my sql create statement: > >ID INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, PRIMARY KEY (ID)); > >i have used this create statement numerous times without this "problem". in the >past, let's say i inserted 3 entries: A, B, and C. their IDs were 1,2, and >3. then i delete C from the database. when i then insert D its ID is 4. leaving >1,2, and 4 in the database. seems like this is safe and as it should be. > >all this morning, using the above example with a deviation...after i delete C and >then insert D...D's ID is 3. if i delete B and C, then insert D and E...their >ID's are 2 and 3. > >i was under the impression that once an ID had been used (in auto increment and as >primary) it was gone. must i also make the ID "unique"? i can see >why a primary key might need to be not UNIQUE (for concatenation of entries...etc), >but i don't think i've done it iN the past (when it has incremented >correctly). > > > >thanks ahead of time. query sql for the filter. > > > >jason wesley upton > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
