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hi chris, thanks for you info...i thought of that using 2 fields (one for the suffix(autonumber) and one for the prefix). but my problem is for every new month, the autonumber field has to reset to 0001 again, u know? and u can't alter autonumber field, right? any more idea how can go about...

no, i am after a way of creating a custom combination for the order id which i mentioned earlier. the format is a prefix with 1st letter of the current month + 2 digits of currrent year + 3rd letter of the current month and the suffix is a 4 digits number that will go from 0001 to 9999. for...

Hi, I am doing a web database using asp page. i am using MS Access to create table. I have problem of dealing with the order id. My order id is a combination of 1st letter of the month, followed by year (2 digits), then 3rd letter of current month, then followed by a suffix of 4 digits (from...

alrite, i create the module with the IDGen() function and saved it. then i created a form that includes all the table fields. then i open up the form in design view and i enter =IDGen() in the default value in the properties of my Order ID field(text box). It gave me errors on the TEST_ID...

well, just forget about the frontpage thing. i just need the order field value to be unique and have the data format and auto values that i mentioned earlier. once that value can be automatically generated, then i can manipulate the field values in many different ways. i am going to try to put...

i am trying to create the order table with the custom id generator as primary key to be used in a website (will use front page to create the query and asp pages). i am new to implement database in a website (that's why i am using frontpage), so, how and where do i put the function? i can't use...

I need to generate a custom unique value for my primary key field (i.e order id). so far, i had little success by using functions in the default value but i still couln't get the other part to work.(add the other 4 auto numbers.) my primary key Order ID is a combination of 1st letter of the...