SQLite auto-increment non-primary key field

Question

Is it possible to have a non-primary key to be auto-incremented with every insertion?

For example, I want to have a log, where every log entry has a primary key (for

Answer 1

SQLite creates a unique row id (rowid) automatically. This field is usually left out when you use "select * ...", but you can fetch this id by using "select rowid,* ...". Be aware that according to the SQLite documentation, they discourage the use of autoincrement.

create table myTable ( code text, description text );
insert into myTable values ( 'X', 'some descr.' );
select rowid, * from myTable;

:: Result will be; 1|X|some descr.

If you use this id as a foreign key, you can export rowid - AND import the correct value in order to keep data integrity;

insert into myTable values( rowid, code text, description text ) values
( 1894, 'X', 'some descr.' );