Re: SV: [Phpgroupware-developers] SQL Style Guide available

[Michael Dean]

On Thu, 2003-05-08 at 02:14, Sigurd Nes wrote:
> For some tables I need control of the ID's (like starting new series at
> some (not fixed) date in January each year), and/or integration with
> other systems.
> What are the opinion of using a function to produce the next ID (for
> some tables) - rather than auto_increment? I have noticed that there is
> a table 'phpgw_nextid' indicating that this at some stage has been an
> option.
> 
> Sigurd

All nextid does is what auto incrementing does in the database.  You're
looking for a customized way to get an ID that is specific to your
business.  phpGW does not have a framework for that yet.

Mike