>>Is it possible to get an Identity/PK of a table without adding a record? Here is what I would like to do:
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>>1. Get Identity (next PK number) for a table.
>>2. Add a record to a view/cursor.
>>3. Once user commands to Save the record, add a row to the table using the PK that was obtained in step 1.
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>>Is it possible?
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>>Thank you.
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>GUID!!!!!
The problem with GUID (I think in my case) is I want the identity in this particular table to be in sequential order and no numbers missing. And with GUID, as I understand, another "procedure" or "process" can grab the number.
Thank you.
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