Re: currval() without specifying the sequence name

From: Achilleus Mantzios <achill(at)matrix(dot)gatewaynet(dot)com>
To: ow <oneway_111(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: currval() without specifying the sequence name
Date: 2004-03-09 14:10:43
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.44.0403091610190.32587-100000@matrix.gatewaynet.com
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O kyrios ow egrapse stis Mar 9, 2004 :

> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to retrieve the current value (i.e. the last used value) of the
> last used sequence without specifying the sequence name? Something like the
> following:
>
> create table ( id serial, value varchar(10));
> insert into someOthertest (value) values ('100');
> insert into test (value) values ('10');
> insert into test (value) values ('20');
>
> select currval() should returns 2 (the last value of the test table sequence)

You could use the same sequence in many tables.

>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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