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    using sequence cause inserted rows not in order

    Halu.. i wanna ask about inserted records using sequence. I created a seq for table t1. I insert 10 rows or record and the id (which is the pk) shows the records in order (1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10). Then i delete one of the record (where id=3). I inserted one record into table t1 but when i select back the id appeared to be not in order which is id=1,2,11,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Why is this happening? Why the next record is inserted in the space of id=3 whihch i had deleted? And how to resolve this?

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    Read up on sequences (and inserts for that matter).

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    Re: using sequence cause inserted rows not in order

    Originally posted by merah
    Why is this happening?
    coz u have not used order by
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    It's not a matter of sequences, what you are probably seeing is empty space being re-used inside the data block -- the "11" record has taken the empty slot left by the delete of the "3" record.
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    Thats right, the sequence is doing its job by incrementing the number by one.. The order in which you view the data has nothing to do with the sequence.

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