Programatic counter values

[tsphillips]

Is there a way, in Vortex, to programmatically generate a unique, valid, counter value?

[John]

Yes, <$x=(counter)> will generate a unique (within the current database) counter value and assign it to $x.

[aitchon]

Would the counter value be unique across multiple tables in a database?

[mark]

Yes, the counter is unique within the entire database.