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1995-09-26
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/* Make a unique ID number
* ARrexx script for db that makes a unique ID if nothing is entered in the
* current field or searches for duplicates if something IS entered.
* The script will never reuse a previously removed ID.
*
* By David Ekholm 1995
* $VER: unique.db 1.0 (26.9.95)
*
*/
Options Results
CurrentRecord
newrec = result
GetField
keyval = result
BlockInput
if keyval ~= "" then do /* Check for duplicates */
Mode 'Find'
Kill
PutField keyval
FindFirst
if result == newrec then FindNext
matchrec = result
CurrentRecord newrec
FreeInput
if matchrec ~= newrec then do /* This record is a duplicate */
DisplayBeep
Okay1 "There is already a record with this key!"
PutField ""
RetryInput
end
end
else do /* Make a unique ID instead */
maxID = 1
FirstRecord
do while rc == 0
GetField
if result >= maxID then maxID = result + 1
NextRecord
end
CurrentRecord newrec
FreeInput
PutField maxID
end