Hi Cesar,

I'm sorry, but I really don't know since I don't use the autoinc field myself.

>Hi Tore,
>
>I've been using Craig Berntson's tip for some years with success.
>But I still never used the Autoinc Integer fields.
>
>Is there a difference in security from one way to the other ?
>I'm using the native DBC
>
>TIA
>
>Cesar
>
>
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>>>would you not be better of making code an integer(autoinc) field?
>>>
>>>How can I do it ?
>>>
>>>if this is a multi user app is there not a (very small) risk of two people updating the table at the same time and getting the same code value ?
>>>
>>>Yes it's an application that might have up to 5 computer in a network
>>>Is there any risk ?
>>
>>Yes, there's a huge risk, and it's no easy task to overcome. Read here for a solution: http://www.craigberntson.com/Articles/kb006.htm