From: | "D'Arcy J(dot)M(dot) Cain" <darcy(at)druid(dot)net> |
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To: | "A(dot) Kretschmer" <andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Create on insert a unique random number |
Date: | 2008-03-18 17:38:24 |
Message-ID: | 20080318133824.4f35957b.darcy@druid.net |
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On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:51:39 +0100
"A. Kretschmer" <andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com> wrote:
> am Tue, dem 18.03.2008, um 9:43:01 -0700 mailte chester c young folgendes:
> > > When inserting a record is there a way to have postgres create a
> > > random number for a field such that it is unique?
> >
> > you could use oid
>
> No! No oid, it's deprecated. The solution: use serial.
Not exactly random, is it?
See http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-novice/2002-05/msg00198.php
for a possible solution. Read the followups as well. There is an
issue with collisions which will only get worse with time.
I wonder though, what is the purpose of this? I suspect that this is
either a homework problem or you may be attacking some real-world
problem from the wrong angle.
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