Re: can auto_increment wrap?

2001-10-29 Thread David Felio
Chris Bolt wrote: Only with ISAM tables which reuse deleted auto_increment numbers. MyISAM tables will give you Duplicate entry errors if you hit the maximum. I hadn't realized this and tested it out in MySQL 3.23.43, but in my tests ISAM tables also returned a Duplicate entry error when I

RE: can auto_increment wrap?

2001-10-29 Thread Chris Bolt
Only with ISAM tables which reuse deleted auto_increment numbers. MyISAM tables will give you Duplicate entry errors if you hit the maximum. I hadn't realized this and tested it out in MySQL 3.23.43, but in my tests ISAM tables also returned a Duplicate entry error when I hit the max. Was

RE: can auto_increment wrap?

2001-10-29 Thread Carsten H. Pedersen
Chris Bolt wrote: Only with ISAM tables which reuse deleted auto_increment numbers. MyISAM tables will give you Duplicate entry errors if you hit the maximum. I hadn't realized this and tested it out in MySQL 3.23.43, but in my tests ISAM tables also returned a Duplicate entry error when

can auto_increment wrap?

2001-10-27 Thread D Campbell
quickie: can auto_increment wrap? I have a system that uses mysql for temporary storage of data. The records are kept unique in the usual lazy man's way of having an auto_increment ID field. A large number of records come and go from this database. At SOME point in the future, the integer

RE: can auto_increment wrap?

2001-10-27 Thread Chris Bolt
quickie: can auto_increment wrap? Only with ISAM tables which reuse deleted auto_increment numbers. MyISAM tables will give you Duplicate entry errors if you hit the maximum. - Before posting, please check: http

Re: can auto_increment wrap?

2001-10-27 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Oct 27), D Campbell said: quickie: can auto_increment wrap? I have a system that uses mysql for temporary storage of data. The records are kept unique in the usual lazy man's way of having an auto_increment ID field. A large number of records come and go from