Re: serial type vs. sequences - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: serial type vs. sequences
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Msg-id 3FB2ACFC.9080109@commandprompt.com
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In response to serial type vs. sequences  (Suchandra Thapa <s-thapa-11@alumni.uchicago.edu>)
Responses Re: serial type vs. sequences  (Jan Wieck <JanWieck@Yahoo.com>)
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You are accurate.

Suchandra Thapa wrote:

>I was wondering if there was a reliable method to get the last id
>inserted into a serial column in a table.  I believe previous
>recommendations given were to use a sequence, have your app get the
>nextval for the sequence and then use that in the insert.  I was
>wondering if things had changed or if that is still the recommended
>method.
>
>
>

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