| Subject | Re: autoincrement |
| From | Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> |
| Date | Sun, 29 May 2022 08:19:55 -0700 |
| Newsgroups | dbase.getting-started |
On 5/29/2022 7:58 AM, Mervyn Bick wrote: > On 2022/05/29 16:29, Charlie wrote: >> Autoincrement field's width is set to 4 and doesn't look like it can >> be changed. Does this mean that it won't go higher than 10,000? >> Hoping not! Thanks for any help. > > The autoinc field type is a LONG value which can handle integer values > i.e. no decimals. The field holds 4 X 8bits i.e 32 bits. This means > the field can hold (in hexadecimal notation) values up to 0xFFFFFFFF. > The decimal equivalent is 4 294 967 295. > > You shouldn't be running out of numbers any time soon. :-) And my understanding is that when it maxes it the numbers go negative? I haven't tried to do that, but in theory that could mean double the potential values. Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm dBASE Web Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/WebTutorial/00_Menu.htm | |