This question explains how to find the first "unused" number in a table, but how can I find the same so that I can define extra constraints. How do I alter the query so that I get the first unused number after that's greater than 100
e.g. If I have 23, 56, 100, 101, 103 in my table i should get 102.
in mysql and postgresql
SELECT id + 1
FROM test mo
WHERE NOT EXISTS
(
SELECT NULL
FROM test mi
WHERE mi.id = mo.id + 1
) and mo.id> 100
ORDER BY
id
LIMIT 1
fiddle for mysql and fiddle for postgresql
in ms sql
SELECT TOP 1
id + 1
FROM test mo
WHERE NOT EXISTS
(
SELECT NULL
FROM test mi
WHERE mi.id = mo.id + 1
)
and mo.id > 100
ORDER BY
id
fiddle
In Oracle Sql, you may try:
SELECT id
FROM
(SELECT ID, lead(ID) OVER(ORDER BY ID) next_val FROM my_table t
)
WHERE id +1 <> next_val
AND id >100;
hope this will help you
SELECT MIN (id) + 1
FROM myTable T1
WHERE id >= 100
AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT *
FROM myTable T2
WHERE T1.id + 1 = T2.id)
Using generate_series() for fun & profit:
CREATE table islands (num INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY);
INSERT INTO islands (num ) VALUES
(23), (56), (100), (101), (103) ;
WITH total AS (
SELECT generate_series(mima.bot, mima.top) AS num
FROM ( SELECT MIN(num) AS bot , MAX(num) AS top FROM islands) mima
)
SELECT num
FROM total tt
WHERE num >=100
AND NOT EXISTS (
SELECT *
FROM islands ii
WHERE ii.num = tt.num
)
;
use this:
SELECT TOP 1 a1.id + 1 FROM test a1 left JOIN test a2
ON a1.id = a2.id - 1
WHERE a2.id IS NULL AND a1.id > 100