Re: alter sequence

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Peter Kroon <plakroon(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: alter sequence
Date: 2012-11-24 11:40:15
Message-ID: CAFj8pRB6-VBgeF8XDkHbz0fGOj=cZs=d6HY_CqTKSXAqtJdJoQ@mail.gmail.com
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Hello

you can't to do it directly. Expression cannot be used instead object name

you can use a plpgsql DO in this moment

DO $$
BEGIN
EXECUTE format('ALTER SEQUENCE %I RESTART WITH 1',
pg_get_serial_sequence('table', 'id'));
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Regards

Pavel Stehule

2012/11/24 Peter Kroon <plakroon(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> ALTER SEQUENCE (select pg_get_serial_sequence('table', 'id')) RESTART WITH
> 1;

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