From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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To: | Greg Nissen <gnissen(at)geicp(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: auto fill the missing numbers |
Date: | 2007-01-10 01:49:31 |
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On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 12:19 +1100, Greg Nissen wrote:
> i have recently converted an ms access program using the standard jet
> backend over to postgres using an ODBC driver, i have managed to sort most
> bugs out except this one
>
> ms access already had some 57000 transaction loaded into the old database,
> when i linked to postgres using the ODBC driver, all these transaction came
> over, as excepted, but when i create a new record now, the database is
> filling in all the missing numbers prior to 57000, which jumbles up my
> record table. How can i get the postgres database to start off from 57001
>
> any help would be a help
I am guessing here but likely you have an autoincrementing number that
the sequence was set to 1. I suggest you look into setval() in the docs.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
>
>
> Regards
> Greg Nissen
> Systems & HR Manager
> gnissen(at)geicp(dot)com
> Glass Expansion
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