>>>Is there a function I can call from VFP (using SPT) to get the next sequence from Oracle?
>>>e.g., I know I call NewID() in SQL 7 and up to get a new GUID from SQL Server.
>>>
>>>TIA
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>>select sequencename.nextval from dual
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>>will return the next ID from the sequence into a VFP cursor. You can also create a remoter view based on this and just do a REQUERY() on the view when you need the next ID.
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>Thanks!
>When I do that, does it increment it as well?
Yes
Mark McCasland
Midlothian, TX USA