Insert into table last row of query results SQL SERVER 2008

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Hi I come from Oracle and this is done with the CreateSequence function. I'm still a noob SQL SERVER, i'm trying to make an order sequence number in SQL SERVER 2008.
I have a query similar to:

SELECT NAME,
 ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY NAMEID) + @var
FROM EMPLOYEE

After the query i want to

Update Table OrderNumber with last ROW_NUMBER() from query

RESULTS

JOHN    1
SCOTT   2
SOPHIA  3

and i have another table 'OrderNumber' with one value which will be the last ROW_NUMBER() from the query... Everytime i run the query i want to pass this value to the @var, default number its 1 to start the sequence after that i want to update this table with the last value.

OrderNumber (default run)
1

After the run

OrderNumber (first run)
3

Etc

OrderNumber (etc)
X

Posted 28-Apr-11 7:01am

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Om Prakash Pant · Answer 1 · 2011-04-29T06:53:00

Solution 1

SQL server has identity column which can be used for auto increment columns.

check the following tutorial for same:

http://www.sqlteam.com/article/understanding-identity-columns[^]

Posted 29-Apr-11 6:53am

Om Prakash Pant

mhwasim · Answer 2 · 2011-05-16T23:40:00

You can get the last # by the following query...

SQL

WITH CTE (Name, Position) AS (
SELECT NAME,
 ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY NAMEID)
FROM EMPLOYEE
)
SELECT MAX(Position) FROM CTE -- Last number

If NameID is an integer and an auto-increment field then you can simply use the SELECT MAX(NameID) FORM EMPLOYEE to get the last row....

Please let me know if this isn't resolve your problem

Thanks