| From: | Linos <info(at)linos(dot)es> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: integer column to serial "type" |
| Date: | 2012-10-25 15:48:03 |
| Message-ID: | 50895F33.2000802@linos.es |
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On 25/10/12 17:39, Tom Lane wrote:
> Linos <info(at)linos(dot)es> writes:
>> there is some way to get and old integer primary key column to show the "type"
>> serial at table description?
>
> No, because there is no such type. "serial" is just a convenient macro
> that you can use in CREATE TABLE; it's not a real type.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>
Yeah, i knew it's not a real type and supposed the outcome, i only wanted to be
sure, i find much more pleasant to see:
test_id serial NOT NULL,
than
test_id integer NOT NULL DEFAULT nextval('test_test_id_seq'::regclass),
but i can live with it, thanks!
Regards,
Miguel Angel.
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