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Then your only choice is to resort to using a TRIGGER.
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Then your only choice is to resort to using a TRIGGER.

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I dont want this to be a computed column<br />
i want it to be a permanent column<br />
no need to update column for new orders
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I dont want this to be a computed column
i want it to be a permanent column
no need to update column for new orders

create a new column that is 1000 less than orderid column

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