Cannot get autonumber to work

[Don M]

I thought by adding "autonumber" as my data type, my
record number would be "1" (then I could change it to a
different starting number). Instead, the field is
populated with (autonumber) [in parens) and I can not
place anything into the field.
What am I (a newbe)doing wrong??
Don

 

[Duane Hookom]

That's how autonumbers work. I generally don't care what the number is and
my users never see the values. They should be used as guarenteed unique
numbers that make great primary keys. Any other usage may result in
dissappointment.