Auto-Number field in Access

** VBA Code method - Example**
Place this code in a standard module. Do not name the module the same as the Function below.

Public Function mResetAutoNumber(lStartVal As Long, lIncrement As Long) As String
   'Example: Set the Starting Value and Increment for a table named Table1ANTest and an AutoNumber field called AutoNum
    Dim sSQL As String
    sSQL = "ALTER TABLE [Table1ANTest] ALTER COLUMN [AutoNum] COUNTER (" & lStartVal & ", " & lIncrement & ");"
    CurrentDb.Execute sSQL
    mResetAutoNumber = "Auto Number has been re-numbered"
End Function

The first number (lStartVal) is the starting value, and the second (lIncrement) is the increment.
The example above will start the Auto Number at 1000 and increment by 50.

To run the code one time, open the VBA Immediate Window, and type
this line (including the question mark, followed by Enter:

?mResetAutoNumber(<YourStartValueNumber>, <YourIncrementNumber>)
Example:
?mResetAutoNumber(500,3)

You can run this against an empty existing table, or to modify the *next higher* Auto Number value and increment.
It will *not* change any existing auto number values.

This works for A2K and later.

**Data Definition SQL Query method - follow these steps:

1) Open a new query in design view.
2) Menu>>View>>SQL View
3) Enter the following SQL - all on one line:
ALTER TABLE [SomeTableName] ALTER COLUMN [YourAutoCounterFieldName] COUNTER(<YourStartValueNumber>,<YourIncrementNumber>);

<YourIncrementNumber> is optional.  Default is one.

Example:  ALTER TABLE [Table1] ALTER COLUMN [AutoNum] COUNTER(300,5);

4) Menu>>Query>>Run

That's it.

mx

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I have access 2013 and teid the following but didn't update.

**Data Definition SQL Query method - follow these steps:

1) Open a new query in design view.
2) Menu>>View>>SQL View
3) Enter the following SQL - all on one line:
ALTER TABLE [SomeTableName] ALTER COLUMN [YourAutoCounterFieldName] COUNTER(<YourStartValueNumber>,<YourIncrementNumber>);

<YourIncrementNumber> is optional.  Default is one.

Example:  ALTER TABLE [Table1] ALTER COLUMN [AutoNum] COUNTER(300,5);

4) Menu>>Query>>Run

Try the vba method

Didn't work either.

FWIW ... both of the examples I posted do work, as I've used them many times.

mx