What I've done is insert a bogus record at ID 999, then the next one will be 1000 and upwards. You can then delete the 999 record if you wish. mySQL will NOT fill in the 1-999 spots automatically.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Egor Egorov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 3:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Setting default auto_increment start int > > > "Javan B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Just a quick question: How do I set the auto increment > > for a field to start from an integer other than 1. > > > > For example, I would like to be able to have the auto > > increment counter start from 1000. > > > > Use AUTO_INCREMENT option of CREATE TABLE statement: > http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/CREATE_TABLE.html > > > > -- > For technical support contracts, goto > https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita > This email is sponsored > by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net > <___/ www.mysql.com > > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
