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sequence in MS SQL

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#1: Nov 30 '08
Im using MS SQL Server as my database in a java application. I want to have something like sequence(of Oracle) in MS SQL. But I left with nothing.

Is there any way to have a variable in MS SQL which is incremented automatically like a sequence(of Oracle)
OR
should I go for a procedure for this purpose?

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#2: Dec 2 '08

re: sequence in MS SQL

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Originally Posted by tiijnar View Post

Im using MS SQL Server as my database in a java application. I want to have something like sequence(of Oracle) in MS SQL. But I left with nothing.

Is there any way to have a variable in MS SQL which is incremented automatically like a sequence(of Oracle)
OR
should I go for a procedure for this purpose?

Variable, you might need to manually increment it inside your loop.

Column, yes. Consider IDENTITY property of an numeric column.

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