SQL RNNR

Blog Post

NULLIF

Do you use NULLIF?  For me, this command has been seldom used.  Because of that, I have been dabbling with...

2011-03-30

3,879 reads

Blog Post

NULLIF

Do you use NULLIF?  For me, this command has been seldom used.  Because of that, I have been dabbling with it a bit lately to make sure I have...

2011-03-30

2 reads

Blog Post

Do You Solution?

Do you ever find yourself working on different scripts at once?  Maybe you are working on something that tests certain functionality in SQL Server, you have some presentation scripts...

2011-03-29

Blog Post

ShowPlan XML

I just ran into something that I hadn’t noticed in SQL Server.  It struck me as somewhat interesting but is...

2011-03-28

1,883 reads

Blog Post

ShowPlan XML

I just ran into something that I hadn’t noticed in SQL Server.  It struck me as somewhat interesting but is really not too big of a deal. While demonstrating...

2011-03-28

11 reads

Blog Post

Tools note

I was asked a few months ago to allow some advertising on my blog.  I hadn’t given the idea a...

2011-03-24

831 reads

Blog Post

Tools note

I was asked a few months ago to allow some advertising on my blog.  I hadn’t given the idea a whole lot of thought but was reminded again today...

2011-03-24

5 reads

Blog Post

SQL Server Startup

From time to time I see a question asking how to determine the last time a SQL Server was either restarted or when the last time was that the...

2011-03-23

3 reads

Blogs

The CDO’s Playbook for AI Driven Decision Making

By

The New Arena of Leadership The role of the Chief Data Officer is no...

sp_snapshot – The easy way to take database snapshots of one or more databases – V3.0

By

Presenting you with an updated version of our sp_snapshot procedure, allowing you to easily...

SELECT *

By

SELECT * feels convenient, but in SQL Server it bloats I/O, burns network bandwidth,...

Read the latest Blogs

Forums

Recursive Select - What is this really doing

By Leo.Miller

I've noticed several instances of what looks like a recursive insert with the format:...

Cleaning Up the Cloud

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Cleaning Up the Cloud

The Maximum Value in the Identity Column

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Maximum Value in the...

Visit the forum

Question of the Day

The Maximum Value in the Identity Column

I have a table with this data:

TravelLogID CityID StartDate  EndDate
1           1      2025-01-01 2025-01-06
2           2      2025-01-01 2025-01-06
3           3      2025-01-01 2025-01-06
4           4      2025-01-01 2025-01-06
5           5      2025-01-01 2025-01-06
I run this code:
SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('TravelLog')
I get the value 5 back. Now I do this:
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog ON
INSERT dbo.TravelLog
(
    TravelLogID,
CityID,
    StartDate,
    EndDate
)
VALUES
(25, 5, '2025-09-12', '2025-09-17')
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog OFF
I now run this code.
DBCC CHECKIDENT(TravelLog)
GO
INSERT dbo.TravelLog
(
    CityID,
    StartDate,
    EndDate
)
VALUES
(4, '2025-10-14', '2025-10-17')
GO
What is the value for TravelLogID for the row I inserted for CityID 4 and dates starting on 14 Oct 2025?  

See possible answers