Hi all
I need a bit of advice
I am writing a student application for a college (bearing in mind this is my first application), and I am not sure of the best route to follow with regard to assigning student numbers.
Is auto-incrementing best or randomly assigning numbers.
The additional problem that I face is that there is data that needs to be pulled in and I will need to match the already assigned student numbers.
I am not sure what is the easiest or best method. I normally would have chosen auto-incrementing but the existing student numbers may cause problems.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated
I need a bit of advice
I am writing a student application for a college (bearing in mind this is my first application), and I am not sure of the best route to follow with regard to assigning student numbers.
Is auto-incrementing best or randomly assigning numbers.
The additional problem that I face is that there is data that needs to be pulled in and I will need to match the already assigned student numbers.
I am not sure what is the easiest or best method. I normally would have chosen auto-incrementing but the existing student numbers may cause problems.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated