Re: Writing to unique files
| From: | David Tod Sigafoos | Date: | Mon, 04 Dec 2000 22:01:46 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Writing to unique files | ||
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Hello Louis,
Monday, December 04, 2000, 1:24:22 PM, you wrote:
LA> Hi,
LA> Does anybody have any neat tricks for a good way to choose unique sequential
LA> filenames in the following format?:
LA> abc-000001.xyz
LA> abc-000002.xyz
LA> etc ....
Why not use the same method employed when you wish to manage your
'auto-increment' for db tables.
In a control file have a row which represents the 'current' sequential
number. Then simply Select, increment, Update table. The mask number
with leading zeros if you need and do your file thing
--
DSig
David Tod Sigafoos
mailto:dsig@teleport.com
Using 'The Bat' 1.48 Beta/8
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