reset auto increment to a lesser value

2008-08-02 Thread abhishek jain
Hello friends, I need to reset auto increment to a lesser value, is there a metod to do so in any version of mysql. Pl. help me. Thanks abhi

Re: reset auto increment to a lesser value

2008-08-02 Thread abhishek jain
auto increment to a lesser value, is there a metod to do so in any version of mysql. Pl. help me. Thanks abhi Hi Nacho, Thanks for the reply, But as per a thread on this link, if the resetted value is less than the highest value already in table then the effective increment value will start

Re: reset auto increment to a lesser value

2008-08-02 Thread Mark Goodge
abhishek jain wrote: On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 10:49 But as per a thread on this link, if the resetted value is less than the highest value already in table then the effective increment value will start from highest number and not from 100. I have deleted some rows and i want the increment to

Re: reset auto increment to a lesser value

2008-08-02 Thread Chris W
Mark Goodge wrote: On a more general note, if the actual value of the primary key matters for anything other than simply existing as a primary key, then you shouldn't be using auto-increment at all. You should generate the value through some other means and insert it with the value that you

Re: reset auto increment to a lesser value

2008-08-02 Thread Mark Goodge
Chris W wrote: Mark Goodge wrote: On a more general note, if the actual value of the primary key matters for anything other than simply existing as a primary key, then you shouldn't be using auto-increment at all. You should generate the value through some other means and insert it with the