Re: Sequence id NOT incremented as expected - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Sequence id NOT incremented as expected
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Msg-id 16524.1342793329@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Sequence id NOT incremented as expected  (SINGHAL Harsh <harsh.singhal@cy-play.com>)
Responses Re: Sequence id NOT incremented as expected  (SINGHAL Harsh <harsh.singhal@cy-play.com>)
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SINGHAL Harsh <harsh.singhal@cy-play.com> writes:
>   * In an increasing sequence whose max value is set to
>     9223372036854775807 and cycle option is activated, as shown above,
>     from 2147483647 to 9223372036854775807 it is displaying error
>     "ERREUR:  entier en dehors des limites" and after that it resets it
>     to 1 which is normal for any sequence whose cycle option is activated.

You didn't show us any context here, but this sounds like you're trying
to store the sequence's result into a integer (not bigint) column.
If so, that's not a bug, it's just pilot error.

            regards, tom lane

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