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CREATE SEQUENCE
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schema_name
Specifies the schema to contain the sequence. If schema_name is not specified, the
sequence generator creates the sequence in the current schema. OpenEdge supports only
the PUBLIC (PUB) schema.
sequence_name
Specifies the name of the sequence to be created.
INCREMENT BY
Specifies the interval between sequence numbers. The value can be a positive or negative
integer (INTEGER data type for 32-bit sequences, BIGINT datatype for 64-bit sequences),
but cannot be 0. The value range for a 32-bit sequence is from -2,147,483,648 to
2,147,483,647. The value range for a 64-bit sequence is from -9223372036854775808 to
9223372036854775807. If value is positive, the sequence ascends. If it is negative, the
sequence descends. The default value is 1.
START WITH
MAXVALUE
Specifies the first sequence number generated. In an ascending sequence, the value must
be greater than or equal to the MINVALUE. In a descending sequence, the value must be
greater than or equal to the MAXVALUE. For ascending sequences, the default value is
MINVALUE. For descending sequences, the default value is MAXVALUE.
Specifies the maximum value for the sequence to generate. For both 32-bit and 64-bit
descending sequences, the default value is -1. For a 32-bit ascending sequence, the default
value is 2,147,483,647. For a 64-bit ascending sequence, the default value is
9223372036854775807.
NOMAXVALUE
Specifies -1 as the MAXVALUE for 32-bit descending sequences and 2,147,483,647 as the
MAXVALUE for 32-bit ascending sequences. Specifies -1 as the MAXVALUE for 64-bit
descending sequences and 9223372036854775807 as the MAXVALUE for 64-bit ascending
sequences.
MINVALUE
Specifies the minimum value the sequence can generate. For an ascending sequence, the
default value is 0. For a descending sequence, the default value is -2,147,483,648 for
32-bit sequences and -9223372036854775808 for 64-bit sequences.
NOMINVALUE
CYCLE
Specifies 0 as the MINVALUE for ascending sequences. The MINVALUE for descending
sequences is -2,147,483,648 for 32-bit sequences and -9223372036854775808 for 64-bit
sequences.
Indicates that the sequence will continue to generate values after reaching the value
assigned to MAXVALUE (if sequence ascends) or MINVALUE (if sequence descends).