Primary Key is not AutoGenerating

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Primary Key is not AutoGenerating

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vodkasoda
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15 Posts

Posted - 2013-03-04 : 17:40:00

I am new to SQL Server, but have exposure to databases on Mainframe & MS Access, but this is giving me a headache

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I am using VB2010 Express and used Project Add New Item to add a SQLCE 3.5 Database to my small program.

I then created 2 Tables, called "Leagues" & "Teams", by right clicking on the Tables tab in Database Explorer.

I have used the Solution Explorer to open the DataSet and add a Foreign Key. This is what I now have :

Table1 : Leagues

ID - PK, AutoIncrement = True, 1, 1, DataType = System.Int32, Unique = True

Name

Table2 : Teams

ID - PK, AutoIncrement = True, 1, 1, DataType = System.Int32, Unique = True

Name

LeagueID - FK, AutoIncrement = False, DataType = System.Int32, Unique = False

However, if I right-click on the Table name in Database Explorer & choose Show Table Data, so I can enter a Test entry, it gets rejected with an error message telling me that the ID column cannot be Null ... so why is it not AutoIncrementing ?!? This happens if I try to enter a Test entry into either Table ...

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2013-03-04 : 23:58:48

why dont you create tables using CREATE TABLE script rather than through wizard?

ALso for inserting data use INSERT t-sql statement rather than trying to add through the grid

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vodkasoda
Starting Member

15 Posts

Posted - 2013-03-05 : 02:18:01

Well in this instance I am creating (or trying to) 1 single record for Test purposes, I have no intention of typing in every entry when I load the real data ...

I am now using nvarchar & have not specified Unique for my Key & will revisit this in future if I feel the need, for now you can close this question ...

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