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Randy Jay Yarger (randy@hs1.hst.msu.edu)
Wed, 8 Jan 1997 00:15:51 -0500 (EST) 

Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 00:15:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Randy Jay Yarger <randy@hs1.hst.msu.edu>
Subject: Re: [mSQL] _seq feature request
Message-Id: <Pine.NXT.3.95.970108001453.5354A-100000@hs1>

On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Doug Salot wrote:

> The "interesting" feature about _seq is that it is unique for a table.
> I think what you really want is just an atomic increment. mysql
> allows you to do things like "update foo set counter=counter+1"
> which does what you want, but I don't remember if mSQL has this
> feature (yet).

I would bear Bambi's child if he did/would add this feature.
(Metaphorically speaking of course. ;) )

Randy Jay Yarger | Department of Physics, Michigan State University
randy@hs1.hst.msu.edu | http://hs1.hst.msu.edu/randy/randy.html

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