Re: How to have a unique primary key on two tables - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From A. Kretschmer
Subject Re: How to have a unique primary key on two tables
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Msg-id 20071122111956.GD2702@a-kretschmer.de
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In response to How to have a unique primary key on two tables  ("Daniel \"bodom_lx\" Graziotin" <daniel.graziotin@gmail.com>)
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am  Thu, dem 22.11.2007, um 12:01:59 +0100 mailte Daniel bodom_lx Graziotin folgendes:
> Hi everybody,
> I need to have a primary key which has to be unique on two tables.
> E.g.:
> 
> CREATE TABLE first
> (
>   id serial NOT NULL,
>   testo text,
> )
> 
> CREATE TABLE second
> (
>   id serial NOT NULL,
>   testo text,
> )
> 
> When I insert some text on "first", I would like first.id = second.id
> + 1, and vice versa.
> A sort of primary key in common for both tables.
> 
> Any hints?

Yes. Create a SEQUENCE and use nextval(sequence) as primary key on both
tables.


Andreas
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