Re: [SQL] begin/end/abort work for sequences? - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From José Soares
Subject Re: [SQL] begin/end/abort work for sequences?
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Msg-id 377A08D5.77180127@sferacarta.com
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In response to begin/end/abort work for sequences?  (Kyle <kyle@actarg.com>)
Responses Re: [SQL] begin/end/abort work for sequences?
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Kyle ha scritto:

> I assumed that wrapping a call to nextval() in a transaction would allow
> me to roll back the update of the sequence.  But when I do the following:
>
>   begin;
>   select nextval('po_seq');
>   abort;
>
> The sequence po_seq is advancing to the next value even though the
> transaction was aborted.  If I put other things like updates, inserts, etc.
> inside the transaction, they seem to be rolled back OK, but not the
> update of the sequence.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?

No. I can't explain you why but AFAIK sequences don't  rollback.
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