Question

i use

SELECT IDENT_CURRENT(‘tablename’) 

to get calculate the next id but for the empty table it returns 1 not 0

how can i get 0 for the empty tables

thanks

Answer 1

does your identity start from 0 or 1? By default it starts from 1

take a look

CREATE TABLE TestIdent(id INT IDENTITY)
GO
SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('TestIdent')  -- 1



CREATE TABLE TestIdent2(id INT IDENTITY(0,1))
GO
SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('TestIdent2')  -- 0