Re: [PHP] record ID problem
Ahmed Abdel-Aliem wrote: > Hi, > i have a script which reads and edit and delete records from a database > table. > the proplem is i nthe ID field. > when i delete a row the sequence of numbers still the same, i need a > function which return the IDs in the form of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 > instead of 1 3 7 9, > can anyone help me plz ? But you *WANT* those ID numbers to be "missing"! They've been deleted. Leave them alone. If you use the ID to relate this table to some other table, you *NEED* those numbers to be "gone" so that the other table knows the record was deleted. This is a perennial question from newbie database users, who think they want their IDs to always be sequential, with no "holes" Trust us. You don't want that. Now, whereever you *DO* want 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, just figure out a way to get that there, using something *OTHER* than the ID field. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] record ID problem
Ahmed Abdel-Aliem wrote: i have a script which reads and edit and delete records from a database table. the proplem is i nthe ID field. when i delete a row the sequence of numbers still the same, i need a function which return the IDs in the form of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 instead of 1 3 7 9, can anyone help me plz ? How about you describe what you're trying to do instead of what you think you need to accomplish it. If you need a continuous count, then use a variable and start a counter as you print out rows. If holes in your record ID column is messing up your application, you're using it for the wrong reasons. -- ---John Holmes... Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E/ php|architect: The Magazine for PHP Professionals – www.phparch.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] record ID problem
Hi, i have a script which reads and edit and delete records from a database table. the proplem is i nthe ID field. when i delete a row the sequence of numbers still the same, i need a function which return the IDs in the form of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 instead of 1 3 7 9, can anyone help me plz ? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
