SQL Server Equivalent Of MS Access's "Autonumber" Field
Jan 17, 2001
Hi,
I have developed a web database application using ASP and MS Access, however the requirement for hosting the application is that it must use an MS SQL Server database. I converted the database to SQL without any problems, and many features of the application work under SQL Server except the 'add record' function. I realised there isn't an 'autonumber' field in SQL Server (which i use as the primary key for many tables), but an 'int' field. I considered pulling out the latest int from the database, incrementing it manually and adding the new record with this number... i also noticed there is a 'unique identifier' field.
I am building a simple table, populated by ASP form, where every record should be assigned a unique ID. When working with Access I used `autonumber` datatype to keep track of every record. Can something like this be done with MS SQL server, if not what do you think is a good way to solve the problem ??
So far, I have only used Access which has an autonumber data type so that in some of my tables the id is automatically generated. I guess this is a simple question but is there an equivalent data type in sql server?
What is the equivalent to autonumber in SQL 7? I ported over some data into SQL but when I bring it up in Access 97 as linked tables it shows that what used to be autonumber in Access is listed only as number in SQL. So what is the equivalent to Autonumber in SQL?
Hi, I have small question regarding ORDER BY clause.
I wanted some value of the fields should come first before other values….Something like: +----------+----------------------------------------+ | code | name | +----------+----------------------------------------+ | UK | United Kingdom | | US | United States | | AF | Afghanistan | | AL | Albania | | DZ | Algeria | | AS | American Samoa |
I want to display country UK and US code first and then rest of the countries using SQL statement. I know in MySQL, I can use ORDER BY code IN (...)
--SQL SELECT * FROM countries ORDER by code IN ('UK', 'US') desc
But not sure how can I do same thing in SQL Server. Is there any equivalent of ORDER BY [field] IN (…) clause in SQL Server??? Though I can create a new field something like sequence and use it to display these countries but I can not do that… Please advice.
Hi, I've been looking for the equivalent of the MS Access 2003 field caption property in SQL but it appears as though there isn't one. (The caption property gives a friendly name on form labels rather than the field name) How would I do this in SQL so I don't have to overtype all the column names? Could it be with Views? Any pointers appreciated - I'm moving & learning from Access to SQL
Hi All,I am facing a problem with a sql what i used in MS Access but its notreturning the same result in MS Sql Server 2000. Here i am giving thesql:SELECT TOP 3 format( MY_DATE, "dddd mm, yyyy" ) FROM MY_TAB WHEREMY_ID=1The above sql in ACCESS return me the date in below format in onecolumn:Friday 09, 2003But in Sql server 2000 i am not getting the same format eventhough iam using convert function, date part function etc.Please if you find the solution would be helpful for me..ThanksHoque
I know this may be in the wrong forum, but I have a question. I am working on a system for a video store. I have rentals and sales for videos. I have set the ID fields for rentals and sales to be autonumbers and increment by 1, but I would like to have an S in front of sales IDs and R in front of rental IDs at all times. It is kind of like a constant in all autonumber ID fields. I want the S and R to be in every ID field, but the number to change. Thanks.
Hiim new to ms sql server, having previously used mysql. How do i make a auto number field? What datatype shall i use for it? like autonumber for mysql. Ive tried setting my primary key field to uniqueidentifier data type but then i still need to manually add a guid key in there. i want it so it automatically generates a unique key everytime i add a new row. is this possible?!hope someone can help!thanks
I'm importing data from an Access table and, of course, one field is a primary key. This field needs to be an autonumber. The problem is the data I'm importing isn't sequential.
Can I import the data, then alter the table to make the column increment or is there a way to create the table and make the field increment, but import non-sequential data?
Is there an equivalent in sql server2005 to msaccess autonumber? I want to be able to insert values into a table and have the pk auto generated. Have tried using NEWID() function as default value for pk field but still have to stipulate NEWID() in the insert statement. Is there a way around this?
HiI wonder if anyone can help with the following:when using an autonumber in access when you use .addnew you automaticallyget the field in an autonumber field i.e.rs.addnewjno=autonofldrs.updatejno will have a value. however in SQL you have to update first and then findthe record (I may be wrong) is there a way to getthe field value before doing the update in SQL Server ?TIASteve
I'm in the process of converting over an Access database - The existing Forms, Reports, etc are staying within the Access front-end and the Tables are now linked to the SQL database. The only problem is, most of the Tables contain Autonumber fields, so although they converted over to Identity fields, existing records work fine. When I try to add a new record, it doesn't automatically enter the next available Autonumber/Identity until I select a record which already exists to force it to update itself. When I add a new record using the original Access database, as soon as you start entering information into the new record, the next available Autonumber automatically appears. Any suggestions on forcing it to automatically appear using the SQL database and an Access form????
I'm using DTS to import data from an Access memo field into a SQL Server ntext field. DTS is only importing the first 255 characters of the memo field and truncating the rest.I'd appreciate any insights into what may be causing this problem, and what I can do about it.Thanks in advance for any help!
I'm importing an Access database to SQL Server 2000. The issue I ran into is pretty frustrating... All Memo fields that get copied over (as Text fields) appear to be fine and visible in SQL Server Enterprise Manager... except when I display them on the web via ASP - everything is blank (no content at all).
I didn't have that problem with Access, so I ruled out the possibility that there's something wrong with the original data.
Is this some sort of an encoding problem that arose during database import? I would appreciate any pointers.
i've a reasonable amount of experience with MS Access and less experience with SQL Server. I've just written an .NET application that uses an SQL Server database. I need to collate lots of data from around the company in the simplest way, that can then be loaded into the SQL Server database.
I decided to collect the info in Excel because that's what most people know best and is the quickest to use. The idea being i could just copy and paste the records directly into the SQL Server database table (in the same format) using the SQL Server Management Studio, for example.
Trouble is, i have a problem with line feed characters. If an Excel cell contains a chunk of text with line breaks (Chr(10) or Chr(13)) then the copy'n'paste doesn't work - only the text up to the first line break is pasted into the SQL Server database cell. The rest is not pasted for some reason.
I've tried with MS Access too, copying and pasting the contents of a memo field into SQL Server database, but with exactly the same problem. I've tried with 'text' or 'varchar' SQL Server database field formats.
Since i've no experience of using different types of databases interacting together, can someone suggest the simplest way of transferring the data without getting this problem with the line feeds? I don't want to spend hours writing scripts/programs when it's just this linefeed problem that is preventing the whole lot just being cut'n'pasted in 5 seconds!
I have several areas where it will either be yes / no or enabled / disabled in the site I am working on. I remember in ACCESS there was a yes no field. Is their an equivalent to this in SQL2005 and if so, what data type should I use. I know this is a simple stupid question, but I am new to SQL and .NET. Thanks in advance for your help!!!
Hi what is the MSSQL eqivalent for this MSAccess Query 1 UPDATE tbl1, tbl2 SET 2 tbl1.ADJUSTED = tbl2.Code, 3 tbl1.CODE = tbl2.Code, 4 tbl1.OTHER_CODE = tbl2.Other_Code, 5 tbl1.STATUS = 'Check', tbl1.ORGK = Null, 6 tbl1.SOURCE = 'Manual' 7 WHERE (((tbl1.STATUS)='Invalid') AND 8 ((tbl2.Override)=0) AND 9 ((tbl1.Path) Like tbl2.webadmin_path))
I'm having some problems importing data from a memo column (Access) into varchar column in SQL Server.
My idea was to use slowly changing dimesion to identify modified and new rows. No matter what data type I use to convert the memo column (using Data Conversion Transformation) and then using the converted column in SCD, I get the following error : 'The SCD transform does not allow mapping between columns of different types except for DT_STR and DT_WSTR.'
What do I have to do to get Memo column 'to behave' as a string?
Same problem with a different data type - decimal (18,5) in sql server - no matter what datatype I use in Data Conversion Trans, I get the same error trying to generate scd.
Can anyone point me any solution how to export a MEMO field from an Access database to a TEXT field from an MS SQL Server 2000. The import export tool from SQL server doesn't import these fields if they are very large - around 9000 characters.
Hello, Does anyone know if there is an equivalent of an autonumber in SQL Server. I have tried to use the int field which I thought preformed the same function but it doesn't work for me. The code I am using is as follows aCommand.CommandText = "INSERT INTO customers (customer_Name, customer_Id) " + "VALUES (@customer_Name, @customer_Id)"; aCommand.Parameters.Add("@customer_Name", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50).Value = TextBox1.Text; aCommand.Parameters.Add("@customer_No", SqlDbType.Int, 4).Value = SqlDbType.Int;
However, when I try this my customer Id is not unique., and my cusomer_Id is always set to to the number 8. Does anyone know a way around this?
well m havin a probelm with this :S... i ve created a DB in access and then import that db in sql server 2000, but autonumber data type got change to int :S...
well is there any solution... currently m working on JSP which is created to SQL Server 2000 and when i user insert into command.. it shows me err cuz of tht...
Does anyone know how to add an autonumber field into a table? Is this the same as uniqueidentifier?? I have a table and I need to create a field to use as Primary Key. I would appreciate any help.
I have 2 SQL statements in Visual Basic(with sybase as backend) 1) "set option DBA.MAX_STATEMENT_COUNT = 1069999900" 2) "set option DBA.MAX_CURSOR_COUNT = 1069999900"
And when I migrated the DB from Sybase to SQL server and try to run the vb code it is giving me error in that SQL statement as MS SQL server might not be recognising the above two statements. Is there an equivalent of this in SQL server. Thanks
Hopefully I am posting this question in the correct forum. I am still learning about SQL 2005. Here is my issue. I have an access db that I archive weekly into and SQL server table. I have used the dst wizard to create an import job and initally that worked fine. field I have as the primary key in the access db cannot be the primary key in the sql table since I archive weekly and that primary key field will be imported several time over. I overcame this initally by not having a primary key in the sql table. This table is strictly for reference. However, now I need to setup a unique field for each of the records in the sql table. What I have done so far is create a recordID field in the sql table that is an int and set as yes to Identify (auotnumber). That worked great and created unique id for all existing records. The problem now is on the import. When I try to import the access table i am getting an error because of the extra field in the sql table, and the error is saying cannot import null value into this field. So... my final question is how can I import the access table into the sql table with one extra field which is the autonumber unique field? Thanks a bunch for any asistance.
