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November 4th, 2008, 01:44 AM
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Update ID numbers that are not autonumber
Hi, I'm trying to update an ID field in a table. The new record starts with
an ID of 121888 and I'd like to update 12,010 records sequentially from this number. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks in advance. 
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November 4th, 2008, 02:04 AM
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Update ID numbers that are not autonumber
On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:44:00 -0800, CH wrote:
Hi, I'm trying to update an ID field in a table. The new record starts with an ID of 121888 and I'd like to update 12,010 records sequentially from this number. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks in advance. What's in the field NOW? How would you determine which existing record should e 121889? -- John W. Vinson [MVP]
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November 4th, 2008, 04:36 AM
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Update ID numbers that are not autonumber
Hi John,
There are numbers in the field at the moment. I appended a new table with 12,010 records and would like to carry on the ID numbering. It doesn't really matter what new record is 121889, or their order, just as long as all the new records get a unique ID number. Thanks, CH "John W. Vinson" wrote: On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:44:00 -0800, CH wrote: Hi, I'm trying to update an ID field in a table. The new record starts with an ID of 121888 and I'd like to update 12,010 records sequentially from this number. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks in advance. What's in the field NOW? How would you determine which existing record should e 121889? -- John W. Vinson [MVP]
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November 4th, 2008, 05:17 AM
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Update ID numbers that are not autonumber
Are the numbers sequential, from which you wish to "carry on the ID
numbering"? What number format are they? Or, indeed, is it a text field with numeric characters? Do you have a batch of new, unnumbered records, or are you looking for an approach for manual entry of each record. Some common suggestions for which you can check help: DMAX is a domain aggregate function that returns the maximum value in a field in a table. Retrieve that, add 1 to it, and place that in the ID field. When that update is complet, the next DMAX will return the number you just inserted. You can also use DMAX in a loop in DAO or ADO VBA code, if you have a "batch" of existing records to number. Larry Linson Microsoft Office Access MVP "CH" wrote in message ... Hi John, There are numbers in the field at the moment. I appended a new table with 12,010 records and would like to carry on the ID numbering. It doesn't really matter what new record is 121889, or their order, just as long as all the new records get a unique ID number. Thanks, CH "John W. Vinson" wrote: On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:44:00 -0800, CH wrote: Hi, I'm trying to update an ID field in a table. The new record starts with an ID of 121888 and I'd like to update 12,010 records sequentially from this number. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks in advance. What's in the field NOW? How would you determine which existing record should e 121889? -- John W. Vinson [MVP]
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November 4th, 2008, 08:30 PM
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Update ID numbers that are not autonumber
Hi Larry,
Thanks for your suggestions. To answer your questions: Yes the numbers are sequential that I'd like to carry on the ID numbering with. The field is a 'number' field. Yes I have a batch of new unnumbered records. I'm not looking to do it manually as there are over 12,000 new records. Would I use DMAX in a query? Thanks, CH "Larry Linson" wrote: Are the numbers sequential, from which you wish to "carry on the ID numbering"? What number format are they? Or, indeed, is it a text field with numeric characters? Do you have a batch of new, unnumbered records, or are you looking for an approach for manual entry of each record. Some common suggestions for which you can check help: DMAX is a domain aggregate function that returns the maximum value in a field in a table. Retrieve that, add 1 to it, and place that in the ID field. When that update is complet, the next DMAX will return the number you just inserted. You can also use DMAX in a loop in DAO or ADO VBA code, if you have a "batch" of existing records to number. Larry Linson Microsoft Office Access MVP "CH" wrote in message ... Hi John, There are numbers in the field at the moment. I appended a new table with 12,010 records and would like to carry on the ID numbering. It doesn't really matter what new record is 121889, or their order, just as long as all the new records get a unique ID number. Thanks, CH "John W. Vinson" wrote: On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:44:00 -0800, CH wrote: Hi, I'm trying to update an ID field in a table. The new record starts with an ID of 121888 and I'd like to update 12,010 records sequentially from this number. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks in advance. What's in the field NOW? How would you determine which existing record should e 121889? -- John W. Vinson [MVP]
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