>Hello Nadya, thanks for the concern.
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>Im using the native REPLACE command to update the sql table via VIEW.
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>For your info my IDENTITY field is not updatable bec it is already auto-increment datatype on the sql server, so when I execute my REPLACE command im actually not touching the value of that IDENTITY field.
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>Is there a way that this IDENTITY_INSERT can be turned ON? if yes is that the solution to this problem.
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>So im still confused as of now why i am arriving at this err msg.
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>I hope you can help me on this one.
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>Thank you very much. Godspeed :)

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/tsqlref/ts_set-set_7zas.asp