Re: [SQL] resetting sequence

From: "David Stanaway" <David(at)Stanaway(dot)net>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [SQL] resetting sequence
Date: 2002-03-27 07:06:37
Message-ID: 001201c1d55d$f14b4000$0108a8c0@automaton
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From: Kancha . <kancha2np(at)yahoo(dot)com>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 8:30 PM
Subject: [SQL] resetting sequence

> My sequence starts from 1 and after few months it
> should be reset to 1 again. Can this be automated ??

If the use of the sequence is predictable, you may want to alter the CYCLE
and MAXVALUE options in the seqence creation.

EG:

CREATE SEQUENCE foo MAXVALUE 3000 CYCLE;

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