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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: 4 billion + oids
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In response to Re: 4 billion + oids  ("Dann Corbit" <DCorbit@connx.com>)
Responses Re: 4 billion + oids  (Andrew Sullivan <andrew@libertyrms.info>)
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"Dann Corbit" <DCorbit@connx.com> writes:
>> Why in the world aren't you using a serial int8 column, instead?

> I am using Postgresql 7.1.3 (our own native port) and I was not aware
> that feature was available.

It may not be, in 7.1 --- I forget when we widened sequences to int8.

However, 64-bit OIDs are certainly never going to appear in 7.1 either.

            regards, tom lane

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