| From: | "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| Subject: | Re: Alter sequence restart parameter type |
| Date: | 2021-04-26 13:07:15 |
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On Sunday, April 25, 2021, PG Doc comments form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>
wrote:
>
> I use postgresql 12.6. I want to restart my sequence something like that:
> alter sequence quiz_seq restart with ((select max(id) from quiz)+1);
> but I can't do it. Please, clarify. Can I use only plain numbers like
> that?
alter sequence quiz_seq restart with 42;
Yes
>
> Is it possible to clarify the type of the parameter RESTART in the
> documentation?
>
Not,desirable. This command isn’t special with regard to the fact the
utility commands don’t get to use embedded queries to supply values.
Though you can just write some pl/pgsql and build a dynamic command.
David J.
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