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Subject: Re: [ib-support] Deadlock and wait
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 12:39:02 -0500
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From: "Robert F. Tulloch" <tultalk@...>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 12:31 PM

>
> Sounds cool. My PK's are Id's, not not necessarily continuous. I don't

use gen by my

> own thing to get next sequential or fill in missing values where they have

been

> deleted.
>

The nice thing about using MIN and MAX is that:
1. The PK doesn't need to be continuous. It can skip values. (Like when
deleting records)
2. It works with char fields as well as numeric so you can use it for
almost anything.

Woody