Re: Where is the sequence value?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Edipo E(dot) F(dot) Melo" <edipoelder(at)ig(dot)com(dot)br>
Cc: "pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "pgsql-sql" <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Where is the sequence value?
Date: 2003-04-19 15:51:17
Message-ID: 21918.1050767477@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Edipo E. F. Melo" <edipoelder(at)ig(dot)com(dot)br> writes:
> So, I set i to 1 ("setval('seq', 1)"), but in my system, when I try to insert a process, the nextval
> () returns 2, not 1.

You need to clear the is_called flag too. See the three-parameter form
of setval():
http://www.ca.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.3/postgres/functions-sequence.html

regards, tom lane

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