i have a table with and ID column that auto_increment with that following content
+----+--------------+------------+------------+ | ID | JokeText | JokeDate | AuthorName | +----+--------------+------------+------------+ | 1 | what's up? | 2001-11-04 | duraid | | 2 | duraid | 2001-11-04 | mama | | 3 | why | 2001-11-04 | | +----+--------------+------------+------------+ problem is say i delete ID=2 row i end up with +----+--------------+------------+------------+ | ID | JokeText | JokeDate | AuthorName | +----+--------------+------------+------------+ | 1 | what's up? | 2001-11-04 | duraid | | 3 | why | 2001-11-04 | | +----+--------------+------------+------------+ and when add a new row , ID will be 4. how can i reorganize the table after deleting a row so that the ID wil remain intatct. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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