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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T14:17:57+00:00 2026-05-16T14:17:57+00:00

e.g. I have a table: create table test (testdata varchar2(255)); then I need an

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e.g. I have a table:

create table test (testdata varchar2(255));

then I need an autoincrement field:

alter table test add id numeric(10);

create sequence test_seq 
start with 1 
increment by 1 
nomaxvalue; 

create trigger test_trigger
before insert on test
for each row
begin
select test_seq.nextval into :new.id from dual;
end;

what should I do next to populate already existing fields with their serial numbers in “id” ?

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    2026-05-16T14:17:58+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 2:17 pm
    update test
    set id = test_seq.nextval
    
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