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I have built an access databass and during the testing phase I have added a lot of records with the autonumber, now that the databass is ready to use I want the autonumber to start back from 0, how to do that?
thank you in advance.

Carlos
Sep 6 '07 #1
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Jim Doherty
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I have built an access databass and during the testing phase I have added a lot of records with the autonumber, now that the databass is ready to use I want the autonumber to start back from 0, how to do that?
thank you in advance.

Carlos

If the table is now empty then compact the database. This resets the autonumber to zero

Tools...database utilities...compact and repair
Sep 6 '07 #2
Twanne
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Just for the record: what happens when database ain't empty and you compact it? Does it start from null for the tables that already have autonumbered records in it? I hope it doesn't because I do tons of transactions on my db and they often go wrong, so it leaves a lot of "poisoned" data left that can be removed from the database. If I use compact than my db is cleaned.

Greetz
Twanne

The whole in my head is filled with rocks
Sep 6 '07 #3
Jim Doherty
897 Expert 512MB
Just for the record: what happens when database ain't empty and you compact it? Does it start from null for the tables that already have autonumbered records in it? I hope it doesn't because I do tons of transactions on my db and they often go wrong, so it leaves a lot of "poisoned" data left that can be removed from the database. If I use compact than my db is cleaned.

Greetz
Twanne

The whole in my head is filled with rocks
It only applies to empty tables. Tables with data are unaffected
Sep 6 '07 #4

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