Re: calculated default - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Hitoshi Harada
Subject Re: calculated default
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Msg-id 006701c70988$6571fd80$5f01a8c0@daraha
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In response to calculated default  ("SunWuKung" <Balazs.Klein@t-online.hu>)
List pgsql-general
> I have a table with a sequence as its primary key.
> On insert I would like to have all its fields (except the primary key)
> default to the last one in the table (order by id desc limit 1).
> I guess I should use a trigger to do this but I don't know how.

How about this:
INSERT INTO table
SELECT nextval('seq'), col1, col2...
FROM table
WHERE pkey = curval('seq');


Regards,

Hitoshi Harada

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> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of SunWuKung
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:48 PM
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: [GENERAL] calculated default
>
> I have a table with a sequence as its primary key.
> On insert I would like to have all its fields (except the primary key)
> default to the last one in the table (order by id desc limit 1).
> I guess I should use a trigger to do this but I don't know how.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> SWK
>
>
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