-- Here is the generic syntax for finding identity value gaps in data.
-- The illustrative example starts here.
SET IDENTITY_INSERT tablename ON
DECLARE @minidentval column_type
DECLARE @maxidentval column_type
DECLARE @nextidentval column_type
SELECT @minidentval = MIN($IDENTITY), @maxidentval = MAX($IDENTITY)
FROM tablename
IF @minidentval = IDENT_SEED('tablename')
SELECT @nextidentval = MIN($IDENTITY) + IDENT_INCR('tablename')
FROM tablename t1
WHERE $IDENTITY BETWEEN IDENT_SEED('tablename') AND
@maxidentval AND
NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM tablename t2
WHERE t2.$IDENTITY = t1.$IDENTITY +
IDENT_INCR('tablename'))
ELSE
SELECT @nextidentval = IDENT_SEED('tablename')
SET IDENTITY_INSERT tablename OFF
-- Here is an example to find gaps in the actual data.
-- The table is called img and has two columns: the first column
-- called id_num, which is an increasing identification number, and the
-- second column called company_name.
-- This is the end of the illustration example.
-- Create the img table.
-- If the img table already exists, drop it.
-- Create the img table.
IF OBJECT_ID ('dbo.img', 'U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE img
GO
CREATE TABLE img (id_num int IDENTITY(1,1), company_name sysname)
INSERT img(company_name) VALUES ('New Moon Books')
INSERT img(company_name) VALUES ('Lucerne Publishing')
-- SET IDENTITY_INSERT ON and use in img table.
SET IDENTITY_INSERT img ON
DECLARE @minidentval smallint
DECLARE @nextidentval smallint
SELECT @minidentval = MIN($IDENTITY) FROM img
IF @minidentval = IDENT_SEED('img')
SELECT @nextidentval = MIN($IDENTITY) + IDENT_INCR('img')
FROM img t1
WHERE $IDENTITY BETWEEN IDENT_SEED('img') AND 32766 AND
NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM img t2
WHERE t2.$IDENTITY = t1.$IDENTITY + IDENT_INCR('img'))
ELSE
SELECT @nextidentval = IDENT_SEED('img')
SET IDENTITY_INSERT img OFF