Re: lastval()

At 2005-05-10 23:30:05 -0400, pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us wrote:
>
> > By the way, what would lastval() do if an insert trigger inserts
> > a row into a table with another serial column?
>
> It fails, just like it would fail now if the trigger inserted into
> the same table that used the trigger, or a rule.

I don't understand what you mean. "Just like it would fail now"? It
doesn't exist yet, how can it fail? And how would it know when to
fail anyway, rather than return a wrong value?

-- ams