Re: Best approach for a "gap-less" sequence

From: Scott Ribe <scott_ribe(at)killerbytes(dot)com>
To: Harald Fuchs <hf0731x(at)protecting(dot)net>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Best approach for a "gap-less" sequence
Date: 2006-08-14 18:39:48
Message-ID: C1061F94.52761%scott_ribe@killerbytes.com
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> Why putting gapless numbers into the database at all? Just calculate them at
> query time.

There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY that would be acceptable for accounting or legal
purposes. It would be the same as fabricating the numbers during an audit.

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