Wow.. did you get up on the wrong side of the bed?

Maybe Daniel never thought of an Identity column and it will actually be a better solution...or not. We don't know that.

And I don't see you weighing in with a solution to his specific question.

>In another recent thread, a person got angry because he disliked experts not answering the original question. Show him how to use what he is trying to use and don't tell him what not to do.