Re: insert into / select from / serial problem

"tgh002" <arnulfh(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I am using a insert statement like:
> INSERT INTO newtable
> SELECT field1, field2 FROM anothertable

> newtable structure is: serial, varchar, varchar

> What syntax do I use to insert the serial field?

I think you want to just let it default, which you'd do with, say,

INSERT INTO newtable (fielda, fieldb)
SELECT field1, field2 FROM anothertable

regards, tom lane