Re: reset sequence

Ludwig Lim wrote:

> --- Ricardo Javier Aranibar León
> <ricardo_jal(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > Hi List,
> >
> > I need that somebody help me.
> > First, I use PostgreSQL 7.0.3 for linux.
> > I need reset my sequence but that it begin in 1
> > again when a use nextval.
> > And I have been search in
> > http://archives.postgresql.org/ about reset
> > sequence but I obtain this information:
> > SELECT setval('name_sequence', 1, false);
>
> try SELECT setval('name_sequence',1);

That will probably set the current value to 1, which will result in a
nextval of 2, which is perhaps not what Ricardo wanted.

> Maybe setval(<text>,<bigint>,<bool>) doesn't exist in
> 7.0.3.

\df setval
in psql should output all possible parameter combinations for setval.

Regards,
Michael Paesold