For some reason, the customer ID field is starting at 2 instead of 1. It won't let me edit it manually. I have 10 records and it says 1 of 10 at the bottom. However, it is starting at 2 for the customer ID field.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
For some reason, the customer ID field is starting at 2 instead of 1. It won't let me edit it manually. I have 10 records and it says 1 of 10 at the bottom. However, it is starting at 2 for the customer ID field.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Here's a screenshot.
It sounds like the data type of that field in the table is Autonumber. That type is designed to provide a unique identifying value to every record. It can in some instances skip numbers (you likely either deleted a record or started to create one and aborted the process). Because of that, it should not be used if you care about what the number is.
Thank you. I'm using autonumber because I am doing a project for class and it requires me to do so. Is there a way to fix this considering?It sounds like the data type of that field in the table is Autonumber. That type is designed to provide a unique identifying value to every record. It can in some instances skip numbers (you likely either deleted a record or started to create one and aborted the process). Because of that, it should not be used if you care about what the number is.
Here were my directions:
"Create a table with the following fields:
Customer ID (AutoNumber), Company Name, First Name, Last Name, Billing Address, City, State, Zip code, and Phone #. Format the State field size to 2; leave all other fields at default size. Save the table as "Customer Data.""
There's nothing to "fix" really. Like I said, if you use autonumber you can't care what the number is. For now you can try deleting all records from the table and then run a compact/repair on the db, which will probably reset the number.
By the way, no experienced developer would use table or field names with spaces or symbols like the # in them. Your instructor has probably never worked in the real world.