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08-03-11, 10:52

pearl2

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Gaps in primary field

Hi,

Is it common for gaps (missing column identifiers) to develop in a table that has an auto-increment field used as a primary key, because some rows were deleted over time? Does it matter if this table is referenced by other tables?

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08-03-11, 11:27

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yes, and no, respectively

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