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Increment an int column in a table

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ShawnMolloy

ShawnMolloy

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Jun 9, 2006
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How do I increment the value of an interget column in a database table? Is there some operator simliar to the ++ operator?


Thanks,

-- shawn
 
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A starting point:
UPDATE yourTable SET yourColumn = 1 + yourColumn WHERE ...

Hope This Helps, PH.
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