Finding max value for a field

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1997

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 13365
interpreted = N
texte = I want to generate a sequential series of ID numbers for databaserecords (I have to do this separately from the [cart] function).Is there an easy way to quickly look up the maximum value in aparticular field for all database records? I can then use [math] to makethe next number.Thanks,Pat McCormick Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Finding max value for a field (Pat McCormick 1997) Re: Finding max value for a field (Kenneth Grome 1997) Re: Finding max value for a field (Kenneth Grome 1997) Re:Finding max value for a field (Jay Van Vark 1997) Finding max value for a field (Pat McCormick 1997)

I want to generate a sequential series of ID numbers for databaserecords (I have to do this separately from the [cart] function).Is there an easy way to quickly look up the maximum value in aparticular field for all database records? I can then use [math] to makethe next number.Thanks,Pat McCormick Pat McCormick

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