Re: nextval/dbi question - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Horst Herb
Subject Re: nextval/dbi question
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Msg-id 0108060902553H.02026@munin.gnumed.dhs.org
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In response to Re: nextval/dbi question  (harrold@sage.che.pitt.edu)
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On Monday 06 August 2001 08:47, harrold@sage.che.pitt.edu wrote:

> i was under the impression that nextval would give what the nextval would
> be. i didnt think it was suppose to increment it. after reading your
> response and someone else's it seems i need to get the next value of the
> key and insert it explicitly is that correct?

Yes. Alternatively, you can let Postgres use nextval implicitly, and call
currval afterwards to get the value of the inserted "nextval"

Horst

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