On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:57:18 -0400
Came this utterance fomulated by Moss to my mailbox:

> Why does Open Office Base (in 2.2 as well as in 3.0 editions) set the
> ID number primary auto field incrementing from 0 instead of from 1?
> 

This is the normal way for computers to count in integer binary.

> Wouldn't almost everyone want to number ID their records starting with
> the number 1 rather than the number 0?
> 

Not especially, it makes no real difference. In human terms it is the
difference between real numbers and natural numbers. Can you identify
any situation where it matters? I can't. Don't sweat the small stuff.

-- 
Michael

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall
be well

 - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416

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