Re: [development] Why do we avoid auto-incrementing db columns?
For instance, Interbase/Firebird provides generators, but no auto-increment. ---- Original Message ---- From: darrenoh@sidepotsinternational.com To: development@drupal.org Subject: Re: [development] Why do we avoid auto-incrementing db columns? Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:28:25 -0400
On Apr 25, 2007, at 10:15 AM, Barry Jaspan wrote: |...]
The point isn't the databases we support, it's the databases we want
to support.
Databases that have no auto increment have other ways of implementing this. For example, for Oracle, this is detailed here: http://drupal.org/node/83610#comment-226203 For older discussions on sequences vs. auto increment, check these. http://drupal.org/node/55516#comment-131319 http://drupal.org/node/55516#comment-135926 http://drupal.org/node/29730 http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/development/2005-December/012097.html http://drupal.org/node/3684 http://drupal.org/node/38585 -- 2bits.com http://2bits.com Drupal development, customization and consulting.
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