RE: Identity columns, was: Using long names -- RPG400-L

Subject: RE: Identity columns, was: Using long names
From: Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 14:53:30 +0000
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Good ideas.
One thing I stated awhile back was that sooner or later the same person who wanted you to renumber your primary keys is going to find out about these surrogate keys. Then they'll want them renumbered also, quoting the same reasons.

Rob Berendt

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