Re: get sequence value of insert command

From: "Passynkov, Vadim" <Vadim(dot)Passynkov(at)pathcom(dot)com>
To: "'Erik Thiele'" <erik(at)thiele-hydraulik(dot)de>, "Passynkov, Vadim" <Vadim(dot)Passynkov(at)pathcom(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: get sequence value of insert command
Date: 2004-11-22 14:58:29
Message-ID: C8C8E7457059D5119E4700D0B765DCB8016AA912@sinope.inside.pathcom.com
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> > > create sequence mysequence;
> > >
> > > create table foo(
> > > id integer default nextval('mysequence'),
> > > bla text,
> > > wombat integer,
> > > foobar date,
> > > primary key(id)
> > > );
> > >
> > > insert into foo (wombat) values (88);
> > >
> > > now how do i know the id of my newly inserted element? and
> > > how can this be done in a completely concurrency safe way?
> >
> > CREATE RULE get_pkey_on_insert AS ON INSERT TO foo DO SELECT
> > currval('mysequence') AS id LIMIT 1;
>
> now that one is really great! you should definitly add it to the
> faq. plus an additional explanation why the limit 1 is needed here.

INSERT INTO foo ( ... ) ( SELECT * FROM foo1 );

>
> thanks!
> erik
>

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Vadim Passynkov

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