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Asked: 2026-05-14T07:18:37+00:00

Is there an IDENTITY like column type that generates alphanumeric values? Like 023904F?

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Is there an IDENTITY like column type that generates alphanumeric values?
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  1. Editorial Team

    YES, the uniqueidentifier column, but it is 36 chars in length, try this:

    select newid()

    output

    ------------------------------------
53F2103C-C357-429E-A0E8-2DC26666638F

(1 row(s) affected)

    you can use it like:

    select LEFT(newid(),7)

    and get:

    -------
50D0F58

(1 row(s) affected)

    this will not be unique though.

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