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ACC2000: AutoNumber Field Duplicates Previous Values After You Compact and Repair a Database

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Symptoms

After you compact and after you repair a database that includes a table that has an AutoNumber field, you notice that when you enter new data, the AutoNumber is a duplicate of an earlier AutoNumber.

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Resolution

This problem has been fixed in the latest edition of the Jet Service Pack. For additional information about how to obtain the latest version of the Jet 4.0 database engine, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
239114 How To: Obtain the Latest Service Pack for the Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Jet version 4.0.2927.4 and earlier.

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More information

When you use an AutoNumber field to generate counter values, a duplicate value may be generated.

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Keywords: KB257408, kbfix, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 257408
Revision : 3
Created on : 7/15/2004
Published on : 7/15/2004
Exists online : False
Views : 274