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Why dont you create an identity column and display the column like this 'LA00000001'
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Why dont you create an identity column and display the column like this 'LA00000001'

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Is this column the primary key? if so then go with anees's suggestion above and make it an identity column and just format the value as needed with something like:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp;'LA' + RIGHT('00000000' + UniqueRef, 8)<br />
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If this is not the case then I would just include the logic for determine the value of UniqueRef in the procedure that should be handling your insertions in that table.
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Is this column the primary key? if so then go with anees's suggestion above and make it an identity column and just format the value as needed with something like:

   'LA' + RIGHT('00000000' + UniqueRef, 8)

If this is not the case then I would just include the logic for determine the value of UniqueRef in the procedure that should be handling your insertions in that table.

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Hi Guys<br />
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I have a Table called Person.<br />
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In Person I have &nbsp;a column called UniqueRef.<br />
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The UniqueRef will start with LA00000001.<br />
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I need to create a sequential number.<br />
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So the next ref will be LA00000002 etc.<br />
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Thanks.
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Hi Guys

I have a Table called Person.

In Person I have  a column called UniqueRef.

The UniqueRef will start with LA00000001.

I need to create a sequential number.

So the next ref will be LA00000002 etc.

Thanks.

Create Unique Reference on SQL Column

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