On 19 Nov 2017, at 8:37pm, Shane Dev <devshan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> sqlite> select * from fruit; > id|name > 1|apple > 2|pear > 3|kiwi > > Is there an easy way to insert 'banana' between apple and pear while still > maintaining a consistent order of the ID field? > > desired result - > > sqlite> select * from fruit; > 1|apple > 2|banana > 3|pear > 4|kiwi UPDATE fruit SET id = id+1 WHERE id >=2; INSERT … But the real question you need to ask yourself is why you’re doing this. ID numbers in a table are meant to be seen by computers, never humans. Why does an ID number matter to you ? Why aren’t you just inserting your new fruit after the end of the exiting fruits ? Simon. _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@mailinglists.sqlite.org http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
