Re: [sqlite] Explanation about ROWID requested

2004-05-01 Thread Tito Ciuro
Hello Dr. Hipp, On 1 may 2004, at 8:38, D. Richard Hipp wrote: When you do a "SELECT *", the results contain only columns that are explicitly declared in the CREATE TABLE statement. If you have declared an INTEGER PRIMARY KEY column, then the rowid will appear under that column name. If there is

Re: [sqlite] Explanation about ROWID requested

2004-05-01 Thread D. Richard Hipp
Every row of every table has a ROWID. The ROWID can be called "ROWID", "_ROWID_", and/or "OID". All three names refer to the same value and can be used interchangably. But if you declare a column with any of those names, the name refers to your declared column, not the actual ROWID. This is simi

Re: [sqlite] Explanation about ROWID requested

2004-05-01 Thread Derrell . Lipman
Tito Ciuro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > A few days ago I posted a question and I haven't seen any comments so > far. I'm really curious about ROWID's volatility. How can I make sure that > ROWIDs do not get re-initialized? I'm posting the message once again hoping > that someone will e

Re: [sqlite] Explanation about ROWID requested

2004-05-01 Thread eno
Tito Ciuro wrote: Hello, A few days ago I posted a question and I haven't seen any comments so far. I'm really curious about ROWID's volatility. How can I make sure that ROWIDs do not get re-initialized? I'm posting the message once again hoping that someone will explain how I should properly

[sqlite] Explanation about ROWID requested

2004-05-01 Thread Tito Ciuro
Hello, A few days ago I posted a question and I haven't seen any comments so far. I'm really curious about ROWID's volatility. How can I make sure that ROWIDs do not get re-initialized? I'm posting the message once again hoping that someone will explain how I should properly use ROWIDs. Thank

[sqlite] Explanation about ROWID requested

2004-04-28 Thread Tito Ciuro
Hello, Would this explanation about ROWID make sense?: Referencing ROWID: If you make references to ROWID but then export your database (using, for example, the ".dump" command of the sqlite shell) and reimport it, all of your ROWIDs will change and your references won't be right any more. If