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Tony2021
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Nov 22, 2023
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Autonumber - Reset

hello experts,

 

Is there an easier way to edit an autonumber field than by the below?  It seems quite laborious and wondering if there is a simpler approach to it.  thank you.  

 

Reset AutoNumber value in Access - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn

  • First we need to establish why you need this. It is exceedingly rare with good database design that you would care what the values would be. This is a FAQ and you should have no problem locating online articles discussing this.
  • First we need to establish why you need this. It is exceedingly rare with good database design that you would care what the values would be. This is a FAQ and you should have no problem locating online articles discussing this.
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      Tony2021
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      Hi Tom, I started to dig a little deeper and I didnt need to change the autonumber field. I had a fk and that is the one I needed to change and I just finished manually changing up the records and it works now. thank you for the response.

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