Re: How I can read-back a serial value just inserted? - Mailing list pgsql-general

Robert Treat wrote:
> On Thursday 18 January 2007 00:57, Adam Rich wrote:
>> If it's a recent PG:
>>
>> select lastval()
>>
>> See this:
>>
>> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/functions-sequence.html
>>
>
> probably more important that you see this:
> http://people.planetpostgresql.org/xzilla/index.php?/archives/169-Is-lastval-evil.html
>
> :-)
>

lastval's main benefit is in aiding the port of MySQL apps (being a
drop-in replacement for LAST_INSERT_ID()). without lastval such ports
can be really difficult.

So it does have its place. :)