Re: Number the lines - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Christopher Sawtell
Subject Re: Number the lines
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Msg-id 20010918225449.C87FF1F9EEB@deborah.paradise.net.nz
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In response to Re: Number the lines  (Kovacs Baldvin <kb136@hszk.bme.hu>)
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On 17 Sep 2001 14:54:51 +0200, Kovacs Baldvin wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I am in the university now, not be able to test what I
> say, so please forgive me if it is buggy or wrong.
> 
> So does it helps you?:


That works correctly. Thanks very much for the tip
.
Do not forget to DROP the sequence afterwards, otherwise you will
find the line numbers continuing the sequence in the next SELECT
statement.

> CREATE SEQUENCE ordering;
> SELECT NEXTVAL('ordering') as rownumber, *
>   INTO TABLE anewname FROM whatyouwant;
> 
> Probably CREATE SEQUENCE 'ordering';, do try it...


No, you do not need the quote characters. 

Sincerely etc.. C.




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