Re: serial in output

In article <20051028111824(dot)C8C7DDA53F(at)svr1(dot)postgresql(dot)org>,
"alessandra de gregorio" <adegregorio(at)fgscapital(dot)com> writes:

> Hi,
> What function should I use to get a serial number, together with my results,
> from a query?

> Ex. Of output I want:

> 1 ooo pp ij
> 2 hou joo iu
> 3 bhi ft yh

> Basically, I would like to have one column with integers, from 1 onwards, no
> matter how many tables I join in, or the data that I get back.

I'd do it in application code, but if you insist on doing it at the
SQL layer:

CREATE TEMPORARY SEQUENCE tmpseq;
SELECT nextval('tmpseq'), othercols... FROM ...