Question

Identity field problem

Asked by: mokule

Here is my problem
In form load i've got
   this.ogiSelectEventBindingSource.AddNew();

In form close I've got something like this

   this.ogiSelectEventBindingSource.EndEdit();
   this.ogiSelectEventTableAdapter.Update(this.ogierDataSet.ogiSelectEvent);
   DataRowView serv = (DataRowView)this.ogiSelectEventBindingSource.Current;
   ogiSelectEventRow ser = (ogiSelectEventRow)serv.Row;
   int id = ser.evtIdent;

evtIdent is autoincrement field in a database table.
Let's imagine I've got records with evtIdent 1,2,3.
There were also records with evtIdent 4,5, but they were delete
After initial AddNew()
ser.evtIdent has value 4
After Update() the record is save to a table in database with evtIdent value 6
But ser.evtIdent stays 4.

What should I do to force ser.evtIdent to follow what is really saved in a table?

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2008-03-09 at 07:30:35ID23226572
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Answers

 

by: nsangaPosted on 2008-03-09 at 09:50:48ID: 21081807

you said...

"There were also records with evtIdent 4,5, but they were deleted"

are they deleted from data base......what database you are using.....

I think, data base doesn't reuse the numbers even if the rows are deleted and so new row has got 6. But in you dataset/datatable the event id is given a new value 4.

why do you need a autonumber, you can do this way

1)remove auto number property from data base and make eventid just a number
2) once you read the data base into your datatable, then you set the eventid as autonumber.
3) while update to database, the values in data table will only go to data base.


 

by: cookrePosted on 2008-03-09 at 09:53:01ID: 21081816

I would presume the DB engine is keeping the highest previously assigned value and using that for the autoincrement.  

If it didn't do it that way, every delete would require recalculation of that field on every delete.

 

by: mokulePosted on 2008-03-09 at 11:40:10ID: 21082202

I'm using MS SQL Server.
I don't need diagnose of how database is working. I know it.
I'd like to know how to get newly added autoincrement field value.

 

by: nsangaPosted on 2008-03-09 at 12:44:04ID: 21082421

i already explained above


1)remove auto number property from data base and make eventid field just a number in database.
2) read data from database
3) once you read the data base into your datatable, then you set the eventid as autonumber in your datatable.
4) just try by this

 

by: mokulePosted on 2008-03-09 at 12:59:41ID: 21082478

@nsanga
Should i really take it seriously?
If so explain me please how it would work if two users do this operation at the same time?

 

by: nsangaPosted on 2008-03-09 at 13:37:16ID: 21082621

can you post some of your relevant code  where you read database and others...



 

by: mokulePosted on 2008-03-09 at 14:05:26ID: 21082718

I've posted most my relevant code
Maybe only this
            this.ogiSelectEventTableAdapter.Fill(this.ogierDataSet.ogiSelectEvent, 1 , null);

The other is autocreated in a huge DataSet strongly typed and such a things.

One thing i've just noticed is that from some unknown reason the autocreated evtIdent field in tabbleadapter has no Unique property set.
Similar such a fields from other tables has it set.
Maybe something goes wrong in tableadapter autocreation. But where to check I don't know.

 

by: nsangaPosted on 2008-03-09 at 14:30:55ID: 21082804

this is what i was saying.....


remove auto number property from data base and make eventid field just a number in database.


you said

"One thing i've just noticed is that from some unknown reason the autocreated evtIdent field in tabbleadapter has no Unique property set."

there I am saying set "AutoIncrement" for eventid field in tabbleadapter.


this has a effect of
database not having "Auto number" for eventid but in the program tabbleadapter's eventid field has "AutoIncrement" property.

This will make eventid field in your program to be written to database.











 

by: mokulePosted on 2008-03-09 at 15:12:24ID: 21082932

1. No i won't remove autoincrement feature from the database field.
Otherwise it stops working completely.

2. evtIdent IS saved to database
The problem is that saved value is different that this hold in tableadapter.
I'm searching a way to keep this values synchronized.

3. I've managed to have Unique property set for evtIdent field while autocreating Tableadapter.
However this doesn't solve a problem with evtIdent not reflecting the real value saved in database table.

 

by: nsangaPosted on 2008-03-09 at 15:37:08ID: 21083002

in that case may be you can re query your data after calling update......

 

by: mokulePosted on 2008-03-09 at 15:53:26ID: 21083040

that's what I'm looking for, but how to do it?

 

by: nsangaPosted on 2008-03-10 at 01:44:11ID: 21084809


call this again.......

this.ogiSelectEventTableAdapter.Fill(this.ogierDataSet.ogiSelectEvent, 1 , null);

 

by: mokulePosted on 2008-03-10 at 01:53:30ID: 21084843

You're joking all the time :)
I'm not in such a good mood.
How do I know which is my just new added row?

 

by: mokulePosted on 2008-03-10 at 09:29:30ID: 21087803

wow. I've solved it at last.
The solution was simple as always.
My INSERT stored procedure was wrong.
It should give as output parameter evtIdent an @@Identity.

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