Numbering List Item

[vivasuzi]

I have a sharepoint list. I want to number each item and it seems the ID number does this for me. However, when I delete a list item, the rest of the numbers don't move up one. Instead that number is gone and sharepiont continues numbering new items.

So I want to know if you can create code to number each list item. The number for each item would be the same when it was filtered, but if an item is deleted I would be able to physically change the item numbers so that there isn't anything missing.

My boss is real big on keeping the numbers so that there aren't any spaces. Any ideas?

Example:
1 cars
2 puppies
3 cats
4 toys
5 bags

Delete #3 in sharepoint list gives me:
1 cars
2 puppies
4 toys
5 bags

I want it to do this (even if I have to manually change the numbers):
1 cars
2 puppies
3 toys
4 bags

Thanks for any help!!!

*Suzanne*

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