bitwise identity for static lookup table???

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David.Poole SSC Guru Points: 76262 More actions · Answer 1

This design limits the number of possible values to:

31 if the Int field is used.
63 if the BigInt field is used.

If you are happy with that then why not prepopulate the table. Issues are only 2^n-1

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Andy Butson SSC Veteran Points: 298 More actions · Answer 2

Cheers...

But the size of the field isn't an issue the real question is creating the identity with LastIdentity².

Do you have any ideas?

David.Poole SSC Guru Points: 76262 More actions · Answer 3

DECLARE @tbl TABLE(Id Int , Issue CHAR(8))

DECLARE @byLoop TinyInt

SET @byLoop=1

WHILE @byLoop<32

BEGIN

INSERT @tbl(Id , Issue)

SELECT POWER(2,@byLoop-1),'Issue ' + CAST(@byLoop AS VARCHAR(2))

SET @byLoop=@byLoop+1

END

SELECT * from @tbl

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David.Poole SSC Guru Points: 76262 More actions · Answer 4

Note POWER will give an arithmetic error if you exceed 31 issues because POWER can only return a 32 bit integer.

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Andy Butson SSC Veteran Points: 298 More actions · Answer 5

Thanks!

I think i just need to plug that into a udf and call it from the item default.

Sorry it the first time i've posted a question do i have to give you points???

Once again thanks a lot...

Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 6

No there's no point involved in this forum... except maybe the number of postings we do and how well we performe in the Question of the day "contest".