Re: Serial

thanks. I read the page you gave.

CREATE SEQUENCE seq_mytable_n_gen;

CREATE TABLE mytable
(
n_gen int nextval('seq_mytable_n_gen'),
mycolumn1 int,
mycolumn2 int
);

i tried creating it like that. The sequence was created without any error.
But for the create table i get

ERROR: syntax error at or near "nextval" at character 38

What should i do?

Shavonne Wijesinghe

----- Original Message -----
From: "A. Kretschmer" <andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [SQL] Serial

> am Tue, dem 03.04.2007, um 11:20:16 +0200 mailte Shavonne Marietta
> Wijesinghe folgendes:
>> The problem is when i INSERT a new record. It takes the value n_gen = 6
>> but i
>> need it to take the value 5. It keeps a record of the delete records.
>>
>> Is there anyway in PostgreSQL i can change it? or another progressive
>> that i
>> can use for n_gen ??
>
> Yes, setval().
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/functions-sequence.html
>
>
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