Re: Serial IDs

From: "Scott Marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Bob Pawley" <rjpawley(at)shaw(dot)ca>
Cc: PostgreSQL <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Serial IDs
Date: 2007-11-14 23:39:38
Message-ID: dcc563d10711141539v3f5777d7x9d20c560b929a132@mail.gmail.com
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On Nov 14, 2007 5:17 PM, Bob Pawley <rjpawley(at)shaw(dot)ca> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Is there any method of clearing the serial numbering so that ID references
> can start afresh without rebuilding the database.
>
> Of I use postgresql as part of my application I would like to use pgdump to
> ensure that I have the latest version and starting the serial numbering at
> #1 would be a good thing.

Look up setval(), currval() and nextval(), the sequence manipulation functions.

setval('seqname',1,true) will reset seqname back like new.

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