Hi,
I have a special need to create a sequence like function.
"O-20110704 -2" which is
"O" for order (there are other types)
"20110704" is for July 4, 2011
'2' the second order of the day for July 4, 2011
I of course can get the type and date. What I don't know is how to get is the
last number. It would seem to be that I would need a loop to determine if the
next number existed.
LOOP
--Check to see if the string exist in a table
-- count = count +1
-- until I don't find the string
END LOOP;
but then I thought I could do something like
for $1 in (select string from sometable)LOOPcount = count + 1
or something like this
for i in 1..999 LOOP-- check for the existence of the string in a table using 'i'
-- there will never be 999 orders in one day.
END LOOP
So here is the question what would be the best way for a multi-user system?
If someone has a better thought - it would be helpful.
BTW I did NOT design the number - in fact it seems silly to me.
Johnf
