Re: [GENERAL] Some MySQL features - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Keith G. Murphy
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Some MySQL features
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Msg-id 38480F16.71802604@mindspring.com
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In response to Some MySQL features  ("vincent leycuras" <lv68@hotmail.com>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] Some MySQL features  ("Aaron J. Seigo" <aaron@gtv.ca>)
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vincent leycuras wrote:
>
> Hi!
> I'd like to know if pgsql supports the two excellent features that exist in
> MySQL:
> - the possibility to load the database with ASCII formatted file containing
> the data we want to put;
> - the index auto incrementation the prevents from having to specify the
> value of the primary key each time one adds a row.
>
This is a question that could be an answer.  What do y'all think about
using the OID to get the same functionality (unless he really needs a
sequence of nice small numbers)?

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