Re: sequence increment jumps? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Douglas McNaught
Subject Re: sequence increment jumps?
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Msg-id 873b5zgfgq.fsf@suzuka.mcnaught.org
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In response to sequence increment jumps?  ("John Smith" <jayzee.smith@gmail.com>)
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"John Smith" <jayzee.smith@gmail.com> writes:

> i had insert errors yesterday ("ERROR: invalid input syntax for
> integer" "ERROR: column 'columnname' is of type date but expression is
> of type integer") but they didn't cause any increment jumps. and when
> i insert a record now the sequence increments just fine.
>
> bug or nature of the beast? how to reset? btw using 8.1, got no other
> sessions, no record deletes, no triggers, no rules.

Nature of the beast.  Sequence increments aren't rolled back on
transaction abort (for performance and concurrency reasons), so you
should expect gaps.

-Doug

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