[StBernard] Gutting List

[Westley Annis]

Westley, you're probably right except I just checked those two lists and
some entries had a unique ID and some didn't.  It would be interesting if
you could sort the different fields and sort on that one ascending to see if
they are counters or what.
 
Jim


 

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	Jer,
	
	I'm sure that it is nothing more than exactly what it looks like, a
unique
	identifier. 
	
	Standard database practices requires that every record has one piece
of
	information that is unique among all the other records. Depending on
the
	information that is being recorded, it is very common to just use a
counter
	that automatically increments every time a new record is added.
	
	Although this would give you a rough idea of how many records are in
the
	database and what order they were entered, it cannot be assumed that
either
	is correct. Some multiuser databases increment the number once the
form is
	displayed to enter a new record. If no record is saved, that number
is then
	discarded, never to be used.
	
	All in all, outside of the database, the UNIQUE_ID is a meaningless
number
	and should be ignored.
	
	Westley