| From: | "Jules Alberts" <jules(dot)alberts(at)arbodienst-limburg(dot)nl> |
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| To: | Postgres Admin List <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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| Subject: | Re: Fw: OID |
| Date: | 2002-08-19 07:10:08 |
| Message-ID: | 200208190712.g7J7BxSN030705@artemis.cuci.nl |
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On 16 Aug 2002 at 13:40, Joe Conway wrote:
> Jodi Kanter wrote:
> > Does anyone have a comment on the email below? Is there a general
> > consensus on whether or not to use OIDs with version 7.2?
>
> <snip>
>
> >
> > Can anyone point me to some documentation on the use of OIDs? Why
> > might I need them? How to remove them in version 7.2? ..etc...
>
> I think you're best to avoid using them. They are primarily for internal
> system use. If you need an incrementing integer field, create your own
> with SERIAL, or integer field and a sequence.
Is there any consensus aboit avoiding OIDs? I'm running a small test
system right now using OIDs as a means to refer to BLOBs. Should I
expect any trouble using OIDs in our future production system?
TIA!
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