Re: Using sequence name depending on other column - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruno Wolff III
Subject Re: Using sequence name depending on other column
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Msg-id 20050313035958.GA28240@wolff.to
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In response to Using sequence name depending on other column  ("Andrus Moor" <eetasoft@online.ee>)
Responses Re: Using sequence name depending on other column
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On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 23:05:41 +0200,
  Andrus Moor <eetasoft@online.ee> wrote:
> I have table containing different types of documents (type A, B and C).
>
> Each document type must have separate sequential ID starting at 1
>
> ID of first inserted record of type A must be set to 1
> ID of first inserted record of type B must be also set to 1
> ID of second record of type A must be set to 2
> etc.

Sequences aren't designed for doing this. If you aren't doing lots of
updates, just lock the table and assign the next id as the current max id
of that type + 1.

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