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OBJECT_ID function (extension)

Syntax

OBJECT_ID ('table_name')

Description

The scalar function OBJECT_ID returns the value of the id column in the admin.systables, plus one. This function provides compatibility with the Sybase SQL Server function object_id.

Arguments

table_name

The name of the table for which OBJECT_ID returns an identification value.

Example

select id, object_id(tbl), tbl from admin.systables

1 where owner = 'admin';

ID OBJECT_ID(TB TBL

-- ------------ ---

0 1 systblspaces

1 2 systables

2 3 syscolumns

3 4 sysindexes

4 5 systsfiles

5 6 syslogfiles

6 7 sysdbbackup

7 8 syslogbackup

8 9 sysdbsyncpt

9 10 sysdbsuuid

10 11 syssyssvr

11 12 sysusrsvr

.

.

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