Auto Increasing VARCHAR data type column in SQL SERVER 2005

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hi there,
i want to create a column that increments automatically when data for other columns are inserted. The data type for this column is varchar made of the following format based on some conditons
BD/00001/99A
EX/00002/00B
PS/00003/00A

the numbers between 00001-00003 will be incrementing each time a new data is inserted. others are conditions based, usually not changing.
any help would be appreciated

Posted 10-Aug-09 2:59am

Dambod

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Luc Pattyn · Accepted Answer · 2009-08-10T03:32:00

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I would use two fields, one strictly an autoincrementing number, the other (the composite field you want) fully calculated from the available data.

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Posted 10-Aug-09 3:32am

Luc Pattyn