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How to auto increment database column in Java derby?

Here's the SQL I've tried so far to create the table

CREATE TABLE tblPosts (nId INTEGER PRIMARY KEY GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY,
strContent VARCHAR(140) NOT NULL,
strLink VARCHAR(200),
strImage VARCHAR(200));

using 

String sql = "INSERT INTO tblPosts VALUES ('" + textFieldContent.getText() + "', '" + 

textFieldLink.getText() + "', '" + textFieldImage.getText() + "')";

I get an error telling me I'm not providing the nId column value which I'm not but if the column auto-increments I'm not supposed to right?

I've also tried using the IDE to create the table on the database as described here

Alter a table column with auto increment by 1 in derby

Same response though. Any suggestions?

Solution

  • I would guess that since you're not specifying the column names in the SELECT, it is getting confused as to which columns the data should go in. I would specify the column names in your INSERT command.