Re: adding a unique value to each record in an existing andlive
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Thatıs exactly what you will need to do .. I had to do this to a db and ended up using a [tcpconnect] to get a new [cart] value over and over inside a [replacefounditems] ..Unfortunately there is no [newcart] in v4 ..Alain> Hi, > > I have a database that I need to add anew ID field to. Actually the header > has already been changed and I have started using [cart] on saving ot > updating these records to achieve this. However, that still leaves over 10, > 000 records without any content in this new field. > > Am I basically stuck with creating a template that does a search for any > record with that field as blank and then updating it - one by one? > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Oh, and yes, this is a live database so I can't take it offline and use > some other process. I would like to use [cart] to get that unique number. > > Webcat 4.0.2 on Linux. > > Dale > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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Thatıs exactly what you will need to do .. I had to do this to a db and ended up using a [tcpconnect] to get a new [cart] value over and over inside a [replacefounditems] ..Unfortunately there is no [newcart] in v4 ..Alain> Hi, > > I have a database that I need to add anew ID field to. Actually the header > has already been changed and I have started using [cart] on saving ot > updating these records to achieve this. However, that still leaves over 10, > 000 records without any content in this new field. > > Am I basically stuck with creating a template that does a search for any > record with that field as blank and then updating it - one by one? > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Oh, and yes, this is a live database so I can't take it offline and use > some other process. I would like to use [cart] to get that unique number. > > Webcat 4.0.2 on Linux. > > Dale > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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