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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Created with an IDENTITY property that is set to start at 1,000,000 and decrement by 100 for every row added==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; -- Created with an IDENTITY property that is set to start at 1,000,000 and decrement by 100 for every row added&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyID Int IDENTITY(1000000, -100) NOT NULL&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;                      ,MyDescription NVarChar(50) NOT NULL )&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;b&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; select * from mytable&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
MyID        MyDescription&lt;br /&gt;
----------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
    1000000 a&lt;br /&gt;
     999900 b&lt;br /&gt;
     999800 c&lt;br /&gt;
(3 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; drop table MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Get current IDENTITY value==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
17&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18&amp;gt; -- Save the original @@IDENTITY value&lt;br /&gt;
19&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
20&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE TestIdent&lt;br /&gt;
21&amp;gt; (&lt;br /&gt;
22&amp;gt;    IDCol int IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY&lt;br /&gt;
23&amp;gt; )&lt;br /&gt;
24&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
Msg 2714, Level 16, State 6, Server sqle\SQLEXPRESS, Line 20&lt;br /&gt;
There is already an object named &amp;quot;TestIdent&amp;quot; in the database.&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE TestChild1 (&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;    IDcol int PRIMARY KEY FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES TestIdent(IDCol)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; )&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE TestChild2 (&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;    IDcol int PRIMARY KEY FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES TestIdent(IDCol)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; )&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; DECLARE @Ident int&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; INSERT INTO TestIdent DEFAULT VALUES&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; SET @Ident = @@IDENTITY&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; PRINT &amp;quot;The value we got originally from @@IDENTITY was &amp;quot; + CONVERT(varchar(2),@Ident)&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; PRINT &amp;quot;The value currently in @@IDENTITY is &amp;quot; + CONVERT(varchar(2),@@IDENTITY)&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; INSERT INTO TestChild1 VALUES (@@IDENTITY)&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt; PRINT &amp;quot;The value we got originally from @@IDENTITY was &amp;quot; + CONVERT(varchar(2),@Ident)&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt; IF (SELECT @@IDENTITY) IS NULL&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt;    PRINT &amp;quot;The value currently in @@IDENTITY is NULL&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
15&amp;gt; ELSE&lt;br /&gt;
16&amp;gt;    PRINT &amp;quot;The value currently in @@IDENTITY is &amp;quot; + CONVERT(varchar(2),@@IDENTITY)&lt;br /&gt;
17&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18&amp;gt; PRINT &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
19&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
20&amp;gt; INSERT INTO TestChild2 VALUES (@Ident)&lt;br /&gt;
21&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
The value we got originally from @@IDENTITY was 2&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
The value currently in @@IDENTITY is 2&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
The value we got originally from @@IDENTITY was 2&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
The value currently in @@IDENTITY is NULL&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from testchild1&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; go&lt;br /&gt;
IDcol&lt;br /&gt;
-----------&lt;br /&gt;
          2&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from testchild2&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
IDcol&lt;br /&gt;
-----------&lt;br /&gt;
          2&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; drop table TestChild2;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table TestChild1;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==IDENTITY==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; create table Players (&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;    Id int IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;    myGroup nvarchar  (10)&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; )&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Players(myGroup) VALUES (&amp;quot;g1&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from Players&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
Id          myGroup&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ----------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 g1&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; drop table Players&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==IDENTITY as PRIMARY KEY==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE customer&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; (&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; cust_id      int            NOT NULL  IDENTITY  PRIMARY KEY,&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; cust_name    varchar(50)    NOT NULL&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; )&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE orders&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; (&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; order_id    int        NOT NULL  IDENTITY  PRIMARY KEY,&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; cust_id     int        NOT NULL  REFERENCES customer(cust_id)&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;                        ON UPDATE NO ACTION ON DELETE NO ACTION&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; )&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==IDENTITY [ (seed , increment ) ]==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyID Int IDENTITY NOT NULL&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;                     , MyDescription nVarChar(50) NOT NULL)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; -- IDENTITY [ (seed , increment ) ]&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;b&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; select * from mytable&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
MyID        MyDescription&lt;br /&gt;
----------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 a&lt;br /&gt;
          2 b&lt;br /&gt;
          3 c&lt;br /&gt;
(3 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; drop table MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==Identity starting with -1000000==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyID Int IDENTITY(-1000000, 100) NOT NULL&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;                       ,MyDescription NVarChar(50) NOT NULL)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;b&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; select * from mytable&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
MyID        MyDescription&lt;br /&gt;
----------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
   -1000000 a&lt;br /&gt;
    -999900 b&lt;br /&gt;
    -999800 c&lt;br /&gt;
(3 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; SELECT @@IDENTITY AS LastIdentity&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; drop table MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
LastIdentity&lt;br /&gt;
----------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
                                 -999800&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
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==Now you explicitly enter a value for Identity column==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyID Int IDENTITY(1, 10) NOT NULL&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;                       , MyDescription nVarChar(50) NOT NULL)&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; INSERT MyTable (MyDescription) VALUES (&amp;quot;Auto Record 1&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; INSERT MyTable (MyDescription) VALUES (&amp;quot;Auto Record 2&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt; -- Now you explicitly enter a MyID value with the following script:&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt; SET IDENTITY_INSERT MyTable ON INSERT MyTable (MyID, MyDescription)&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt; VALUES (5, &amp;quot;Manual Record 1&amp;quot;) SET IDENTITY_INSERT MyTable OFF&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
15&amp;gt; select * from MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
16&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
MyID        MyDescription&lt;br /&gt;
----------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Auto Record 1&lt;br /&gt;
         11 Auto Record 2&lt;br /&gt;
          5 Manual Record 1&lt;br /&gt;
(3 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; drop table MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Seed value was negative and the increment was positive==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; -- Seed value was negative and the increment was positive:&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyID Int IDENTITY(-1000000, 100) NOT NULL&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;                       ,MyDescription NVarChar(50) NOT NULL)&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;b&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; select * from mytable&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
MyID        MyDescription&lt;br /&gt;
----------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
   -1000000 a&lt;br /&gt;
    -999900 b&lt;br /&gt;
    -999800 c&lt;br /&gt;
(3 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; drop table MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
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==SQL Server chooses the highest number as its current seed for a positive increment value or the lowest for a negative increment value==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyID Int IDENTITY(1, 10) NOT NULL&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;                       , MyDescription nVarChar(50) NOT NULL)&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; INSERT MyTable (MyDescription) VALUES (&amp;quot;Auto Record 1&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; INSERT MyTable (MyDescription) VALUES (&amp;quot;Auto Record 2&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; -- Now you explicitly enter a MyID value with the following script:&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt; SET IDENTITY_INSERT MyTable ON INSERT MyTable (MyID, MyDescription)&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt; VALUES (5, &amp;quot;Manual Record 1&amp;quot;) SET IDENTITY_INSERT MyTable OFF&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt; -- SQL Server will always choose the highest number as its current seed for a positive -- increment value or the lowest for a negative increment value&lt;br /&gt;
15&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
16&amp;gt; INSERT MyTable (MyDescription)&lt;br /&gt;
17&amp;gt; VALUES (&amp;quot;Auto Record 3&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
18&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
19&amp;gt; SELECT * FROM MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
20&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
21&amp;gt; drop table MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
22&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
MyID        MyDescription&lt;br /&gt;
----------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Auto Record 1&lt;br /&gt;
         11 Auto Record 2&lt;br /&gt;
          5 Manual Record 1&lt;br /&gt;
         21 Auto Record 3&lt;br /&gt;
(4 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
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==SQL Server does not allow explicit values to be inserted into it==&lt;br /&gt;
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1&amp;gt; -- SQL Server does not allow explicit values to be inserted into it&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyID Int IDENTITY(-1000000, 100) NOT NULL&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;                       ,MyDescription NVarChar(50) NOT NULL)&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; INSERT MyTable (MyID, MyDescription)&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; VALUES (5, &amp;quot;This will not work&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
Msg 544, Level 16, State 1, Server sqle\SQLEXPRESS, Line 7&lt;br /&gt;
Cannot insert explicit value for identity column in table &amp;quot;MyTable&amp;quot; when IDENTITY_INSERT is set to OFF.&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
MyID        MyDescription&lt;br /&gt;
----------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
(0 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; drop table MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Using Identity during data insert==&lt;br /&gt;
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18&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
19&amp;gt; -- Identity&lt;br /&gt;
20&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
23&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE MyTable (MyID Int IDENTITY(1, 1) NOT NULL&lt;br /&gt;
24&amp;gt;                     , MyDescription nVarChar(50) NOT NULL)&lt;br /&gt;
25&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
26&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
27&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;b&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
28&amp;gt; insert mytable (mydescription) values (&amp;quot;c&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
29&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
30&amp;gt; select * from mytable&lt;br /&gt;
31&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
MyID        MyDescription&lt;br /&gt;
----------- --------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 a&lt;br /&gt;
          2 b&lt;br /&gt;
          3 c&lt;br /&gt;
(3 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; drop table MyTable&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
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==Using IDENTITY value==&lt;br /&gt;
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20&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
21&amp;gt; -- Using @@IDENTITY&lt;br /&gt;
22&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE TestIdent(&lt;br /&gt;
23&amp;gt;    IDCol int IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY&lt;br /&gt;
24&amp;gt; )&lt;br /&gt;
25&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
Msg 2714, Level 16, State 6, Server sqle\SQLEXPRESS, Line 22&lt;br /&gt;
There is already an object named &amp;quot;TestIdent&amp;quot; in the database.&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE TestChild1 (&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;    IDcol int PRIMARY KEY FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES TestIdent(IDCol)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; )&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE TestChild2 (&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;    IDcol int PRIMARY KEY FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES TestIdent(IDCol)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; )&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; DECLARE @Ident int&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; INSERT INTO TestIdent DEFAULT VALUES&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; SET @Ident = @@IDENTITY&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; PRINT &amp;quot;The value we got originally from @@IDENTITY was &amp;quot; + CONVERT(varchar(2),@Ident)&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt; PRINT &amp;quot;The value currently in @@IDENTITY is &amp;quot; + CONVERT(varchar(2),@@IDENTITY)&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt; INSERT INTO TestChild1 VALUES (@@IDENTITY)&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt; PRINT &amp;quot;The value we got originally from @@IDENTITY was &amp;quot; + CONVERT(varchar(2),@Ident)&lt;br /&gt;
15&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
16&amp;gt; IF (SELECT @@IDENTITY) IS NULL&lt;br /&gt;
17&amp;gt;    PRINT &amp;quot;The value currently in @@IDENTITY is NULL&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
18&amp;gt; ELSE&lt;br /&gt;
19&amp;gt;    PRINT &amp;quot;The value currently in @@IDENTITY is &amp;quot; + CONVERT(varchar(2),@@IDENTITY)&lt;br /&gt;
20&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
21&amp;gt; -- The next line is just a spacer for our print out&lt;br /&gt;
22&amp;gt; PRINT &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
23&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
24&amp;gt; INSERT INTO TestChild2&lt;br /&gt;
25&amp;gt; VALUES  (@@IDENTITY)&lt;br /&gt;
26&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
The value we got originally from @@IDENTITY was 3&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
The value currently in @@IDENTITY is 3&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
The value we got originally from @@IDENTITY was 3&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
The value currently in @@IDENTITY is NULL&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
Msg 515, Level 16, State 2, Server sqle\SQLEXPRESS, Line 24&lt;br /&gt;
Cannot insert the value NULL into column &amp;quot;IDcol&amp;quot;, table &amp;quot;master.dbo.TestChild2&amp;quot;; column does not allow nulls. INSERT fails.&lt;br /&gt;
The statement has been terminated.&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; select * from testchild1&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; go&lt;br /&gt;
IDcol&lt;br /&gt;
-----------&lt;br /&gt;
          3&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from testchild2&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
IDcol&lt;br /&gt;
-----------&lt;br /&gt;
(0 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; drop table testchild1&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table testchild2&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Admin</name></author>	</entry>

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