Re: Insert with prefix

2005-07-27 Thread SGreen
Eric Bergen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/27/2005 05:03:40 PM: > Try this: > concat('UP', lpad(category_id, 6, '0')); > > Scott Purcell wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I have the following dilemma, that I do not know how to handle. > > > >I have the need for a table where I create a identifier. The

Re: Insert with prefix

2005-07-27 Thread Eric Bergen
Try this: concat('UP', lpad(category_id, 6, '0')); Scott Purcell wrote: Hello, I have the following dilemma, that I do not know how to handle. I have the need for a table where I create a identifier. The identifier consists of a two character string, eg: "UP" + the next "AUTO_INCREMENT" Here

Insert with prefix

2005-07-27 Thread Scott Purcell
Hello, I have the following dilemma, that I do not know how to handle. I have the need for a table where I create a identifier. The identifier consists of a two character string, eg: "UP" + the next "AUTO_INCREMENT" Here is what I have. category_id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KE