Posted by Robert Klemme on 10/01/34 11:25

Mark wrote:
> BEGINNER QUESTION
>
> I have a table which has a compound primary key consisting of two
> columns.
>
> One of these columns is a foreign key which is generated in another
> table by an identity.

But with "generated" you don't mean it's also inserted into the table with
the compound key at the same time, do you?

> I want to be able to generate the other primary key column value
> automatically when an insert occurs but assume that I cannot use an
> identity because it would have to be unique for this table.

I don't see a problem here because identity *is* unique to your compound
key table.

> There will be potentially more than one user accessing this table so
> I want to avoid generating the key on the client side.

Yes, of course.

> How can I do this? Will it require some hardcore T-SQL?
>
> I hope this is clear (I suspect it isn't) I'd be happy to supply more
> info. I would be extremely grateful for any help!

Not fully to be honest. Maybe you post some DDL so we can see the table
layout. Also, it's not 100% clear to me when inserts in your main table
occur.

Kind regards

robert

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