9.6.1: INSERT with PK as serial

From: Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: 9.6.1: INSERT with PK as serial
Date: 2017-01-16 23:44:05
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I have a table with the primary key type of serial. The initial data load
has 40 lines, and each has a value for every column including sequential
integers from 1 through 40 for the data. When I try to read it in using
'psql -d <database_name> -f <filename.sql>' I get a syntax error at the
second word in the string that is column 2. The error message does not print
the integer PK. If it matters, I have all 14 columns specified but not
explicitly named in the INSERT INTO command.

I've looked in the manual without learning how to INSERT data in a table
with a serial PK and need to learn how to do this.

Rich

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