RE: Unique identifer for keyed sequence

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

v5r2 and higher: IDENTITY columns

v5r3 added a SEQUENCE column.

The difference is an IDENTITY column is unique for each table.  Whereas a 
SEQUENCE can be shared between tables.

HTH,


Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Booth Martin
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 12:37 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Unique identifer for keyed sequence
> 
> 
> Isn't there a way now to define a field in a physical file as 
> a sequencing
> field and not ever have to calculate/establish a sequence 
> number for it,
> just use it?
> 
> I was sure I had seen posts on here about it but I have searched the
> archives with no luck.  Of course that may only mean my 
> search is faulty.
> 
> 
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