Sequence - Use calculated start value? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Aragorn
Subject Sequence - Use calculated start value?
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Msg-id 4lVv9.634445$Ag2.24397308@news2.calgary.shaw.ca
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In response to Sequence - Use calculated start value?  (Aragorn <aragorn@gondor.com>)
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Aragorn wrote:

> I need to use a calculated start value for some sequences. eg:
>
> CREATE SEQUENCE tblco_cntcoid_key start (SELECT (MAX(cntcoid) + 100)
> FROM tblco) increment 1 maxvalue 2147483647 minvalue 1  cache 1;
>
> when I try this I get:
>   ERROR: parser: parse error at or near (
>
> I am migrating an MS Access DB to postgresql and need to retain the
> current value of the id columns (er cntcoid), but when I insert new
> values I want the cntcoid to start at a number greater than the last
> one in the table. When I use a normal sequence or serial type for the
> id, any new records are inserted starting at id 1.
>
> Anyone know how to do this?
>
> Thanks
>


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