Insert value to AUTO_INCREMENT column
mysql> mysql> CREATE TABLE CITY_NAMES -> (SEQNO INTEGER UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT -> NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, -> NAME VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> mysql> INSERT INTO CITY_NAMES VALUES (8, 'Bonn') -> ; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO CITY_NAMES VALUES (NULL, 'Amsterdam') -> ; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT * FROM CITY_NAMES; +-------+-----------+ | SEQNO | NAME | +-------+-----------+ | 8 | Bonn | | 9 | Amsterdam | +-------+-----------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> mysql> drop table CITY_NAMES; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)