Re: serial in output - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Andreas Kretschmer
Subject Re: serial in output
Date
Msg-id 20051104124852.GA3218@kaufbach.delug.de
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In response to serial in output  ("alessandra de gregorio" <adegregorio@fgscapital.com>)
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alessandra de gregorio <adegregorio@fgscapital.com> schrieb:

> Hi,
> 
> What function should I use to get a serial number, together with my results,
> from a query?
> 
> Ex. Of output I want:
> 
> 1    ooo    pp    ij
> 2    hou    joo    iu    
> 3    bhi    ft    yh
> 
> Basically, I would like to have one column with integers, from 1 onwards, no
> matter how many tables I join in, or the data that I get back.

Create a sequence and then "select nextval('your_sequence'), * from foo;"


HTH, Andreas
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