I'm new on postgreSQL, so this might not be the simplest sollution:
Use a sequence instead of serial.
After you have generated the new id with your_seq.nextval
you can get thesame number again with your_seq.currval.
details at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/static/functions-sequence.html
mixo schrieb:
>I have three tables which are related a serial field, table1_id, in on
>of the tables. Updating the tables is done through a transaction. My
>problem is, once I have insert a row in the first tables with
>table1_id, I need for the other two tables. How can I get this? Is it
>safe to use "select max(table1_id) from table1" after the insert?
>
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