Re: pg_dump and sequences - RFC

From: Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_dump and sequences - RFC
Date: 2000-09-28 15:52:24
Message-ID: 3.0.5.32.20000929015224.041d3aa0@mail.rhyme.com.au
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At 10:36 28/09/00 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au> writes:
>> My inclinations is do do the following:
>
>> - Issue 'CREATE SEQUENCE...Initial Value 1...' in OID order
>> - Issue 'SELECT SETVAL...' at end of data load.
>
>Seems reasonable, except you should not necessarily use 1; that could
>be outside the defined range of the sequence object. Use its min_value
>instead.

OK. Given the discussion of 'select nextval', do you know if 'select
setval' will set the is_called flag? If not should I:

Issue 'CREATE SEQUENCE...Initial Value <MINVAL>...' in OID order

if (is_called was set AND we've loaded any data) then

Issue 'SELECT NEXTVAL...' at end of data load, and *before* setval.
Issue 'SELECT SETVAL...' at end of data load.

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