Re: ROWID Question
Posted in 1992
Topics: General Discussion
On Sep 28, 4:59pm, Jonathan Leffler wrote: } Subject: Re: Rowid Question } } You should only use rowid transiently -- it should never be relied on from a } run of one program to the next run of the same program, or any run of any } other program. It may not even be safe to rely on it within a single program. } } Jonathan Leffler (johnl@obelix.informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> }-- End of excerpt from Jonathan Leffler Jon, what do you think about setting up a serial type for any application that relies upon ROWID. My rational is that you should always use explicit attributes of a relation rather than an implicit attribute. -- Brian Colfer | UC San Francisco |------------------------| | Dept. of Lab. Medicine | System Administrator, | brianc@labmed.ucsf.edu | S.F. CA, 94143-0134 USA | Programer/Analyst | BRIANC@UCSFCCA.BITNET | PH. (415) 476-2325 |------------------------|