Re: [GENERAL] using ID as a key - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Ed Loehr
Subject Re: [GENERAL] using ID as a key
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Msg-id 389B5532.E820BBA9@austin.rr.com
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] using ID as a key  (davidb@vectormath.com)
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davidb@vectormath.com wrote:
>
> Hi Sheila,
>
> For general database design considerations (not specific to Postgres) I
> disagree with the others on the use of serials and sequences.  These
> things never migrate well from platform to platform, they often break, and
> dealing with them is a nightmare if you ever have to do any bulk data
> copying.
> ID generation ought to be handled programmatically.

I'm ignorant of these problems with serials, but would like to
consider how to avoid them.  Can you give examples of these 3 cases?

Cheers,
Ed Loehr

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