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Renumbering identity columns

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Submitted on: 5/31/2002 10:47:01 AM
By: Mustafa YUCEL 
Level: Beginner
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     Renumbering identity column of a table in a scripting manner

 
 
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/* Stored procedure to generate sequenced values for a column of table. */
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CREATE PROCEDURE renumber_identity_column 
	@tablename nvarchar(255),
	@colname nvarchar(255),
	@ident_seed int,
	@ident_incr int
AS
DECLARE 
	@SQLString nvarchar(500)
SET @SQLString = 
	'DECLARE @intCounter int, @ident_incr int ' +
	'SET @intCounter = ' + CAST(@ident_seed AS varchar) + ' ' +
	'SET @ident_incr = ' + CAST(@ident_incr AS varchar) + ' ' +
	'SET @intCounter = @intCounter - @ident_incr ' +
	'UPDATE ' + @tablename + ' SET @intCounter = ' + @colname + ' = @intCounter + @ident_incr'
EXEC sp_executesql @SQLString
GO
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/*
After creating the stored procedure listed, this script should be executed
to get the identity column of a table renumbered.
Note: Undocumented features of SQL Server 2000 used, not tested with
the previous versions. Use it at your own risk.
*/
------------------------------------
/* Allow ad hoc update to system catalogs. */
EXEC sp_configure 'allow update', '1'
RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE
GO
/* Reset identity property of the column */
DECLARE
	@tablename varchar(128),
	@colname varchar(128),
	@tableid int,
	@ident_seed int,
	@ident_incr int
/* Name of the table with the identity column to be renumbered. */
SET @tablename = 'TableName'
SELECT @tableid = OBJECT_ID(@tablename)
SELECT @ident_seed = IDENT_SEED(@tablename)
SELECT @ident_incr = IDENT_INCR(@tablename)
/* Find the identity column. */
SELECT @colname = name FROM syscolumns
WHERE id = @tableid and (colstat & 1 <> 0)
/*
!!! Note: status is a computed column and update is not allowed.
colstat=1 when identity property is set for the column.
status tinyint 
Bitmap used to describe a property of the column or the parameter: 
0x08 = Column allows null values.
0x10 = ANSI padding was in effect when varchar or varbinary columns were added.
Trailing blanks are preserved for varchar and trailing zeros are preserved for varbinary columns.
0x40 = Parameter is an OUTPUT parameter.
0x80 = Column is an identity column.
update syscolumns 
set status = status & ~cast(0x80 as tinyint)
where id = @tableid and name = @colname
*/
/* 
below given an excerpt from the formula of the computed column 'status'.
...
case when ([colstat] & 1 <> 0) 
then 128 
else 0 
end)))

thus, we conclude with the undocumented info; colstat type smallint; colstat=1 when identity is set. */ /* Reset identity. */ UPDATE syscolumns SET colstat = colstat & ~CAST(0x01 AS smallint) WHERE id = @tableid and name = @colname EXEC renumber_identity_column @tablename, @colname, @ident_seed, @ident_incr /* Set identity. */ UPDATE syscolumns SET colstat = colstat | CAST(0x01 AS smallint) WHERE id = @tableid and name = @colname GO EXEC sp_configure 'allow update', '0' RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE GO ------------------------------------

 
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