MS Access last number used +1
When creating a record I need to assign a unique number. I do not want to use the auto number. I would like to use the last number +1. This is a multi user database and I can't have duplicate numbers. The front end is MS Access and back end in MS SQL. How would I do this?
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Do you want a date serialized number. Who is keying it in? The acct exec id. A composite off the customer.
There are many ways of doing this.
There are many ways of doing this.
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The starting number will be keyed in by me starting at 100. The number will be use for the case number. Example Year-100 and 09-101... I have been using the ID number of the table but if a record is deleted I lose that number.
The problem, as I see it, is trying to keep everything in a series. The total insistence on keeping everything in series (1,2,3,4,5) without having missing numbers (1,2,3,5...) is just overwrought. It doesn't buy you anything.
In addition, are you sure you will have less than 899 cases a year? Your range is 09-100 to 09-999. What happens then.
I'm bringing up the design points now.
In addition, are you sure you will have less than 899 cases a year? Your range is 09-100 to 09-999. What happens then.
I'm bringing up the design points now.
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I agree that each number in series 1,2,3,4 is most likely not going to happen. The range will start at 100 and continue from there. There is not ending number. At the begin of the new year the number will return to 100. Example 10-100.
This function should be able to do what you want.
Public Function GetIDNum()
Dim DB As Database
Dim RS As Recordset
Dim SQL As String
'This is based on having a table "IdxNbrTbl" with the _
columns "Id_Num" as a number field and "Year_Val" as _
string/text field.
SQL = "SELECT Id_Num, Year_Val " & _
"FROM IdxNbrTbl"
'Determine Current FY
Set DB = CurrentDb()
Set RS = DB.OpenRecordset(SQL)
With RS
.MoveFirst
'This will reset the value if the ID_Num (Record number) _
back to 100 if its a new Year.
If !FY_Val <> Year(Now()) Then
.Edit
!ID_Num = 100
!FY_Val = Year(Now())
.Update
End If
'If the Year hasn't changed, then this just gets the new _
ID_Num and passes it back.
GetIDNum = Right(!FY_Val, 2) & "-" & Format(!Idx_num, "000")
.Edit
!ID_Num = !ID_Num + 1
.Update
End With
Set RS = Nothing
Set DB = Nothing
End Function
BEGIN TRANSACTION
INSERT YourTable (UniqueNumber, Col1, Col2, ...)
SELECT MAX(UniqueNumber) + 1, 'Value1', 'Value2', ...
FROM YourTable
COMMIT