>Hi Fabio, thanks for the reply.
>
>

>IF 1 # SQLEXEC(lnConnHandle, ;
>	 [;
>DECLARE @newId INT;
>UPDATE UniqueId SET @newId = nLastNumber = nLastNumber + 1 WHERE ]+m.lcFilter;
>+ [ SELECT @newId AS nNewNumber], 'UniqueIdV')
>  * ERROR
>ENDIF
>* nNewNumber
>

>
>That's neat! A couple of questions...
>
>a) SET @newId = nLastNumber = nLastNumber + 1. Is this the same as SET @NewId=nLastNumber+1,nLastNumber=@NewId (ie. SET both @newid and nLastNumber to nLastNumber+1)?
>

Yes

>b) The code is not explicitly locking the record before the upddate. Does the UPDATE command guarantee a lock on the record? (In other words, do I definitely NOT need to wrap the code in a transaction?)
>

Yes

>Regards,
>
>Alan