>>>>>Check Message #1111814
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>>>>I checked, probably brain dead now, can't see how it helps to know the key before inserting a new record.
>>>>Cetin
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>>>I'm thinking there is no way to achieve your goal. You need to insert a record in order to get the ID. You can not get the ID without inserting.
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>>Why? I can do that with native tables and using a GUID as a key. There should be a way with int too, just not found yet:)
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>Convert your GUID into 4 or 8 integers ;).

Hey Dragan,
You're up to something:) (you can tell it to aunt Mary) I started to think I could create a function that generates 32 bit CRC value from a GUID. Any randomization would do. Using an auxillary GUID column as the real PK on every table and enforcing uniqueness on this field I can come up with a working solution:)
Currently leaning through another idea from Suhas keeping a GUID-int allocation pair.

Cetin