Re: [SQL] How to Convert Integer to Serial - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Shoaib Mir
Subject Re: [SQL] How to Convert Integer to Serial
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In response to How to Convert Integer to Serial  (venkat <ven.tammineni@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [SQL] How to Convert Integer to Serial  (venkat <ven.tammineni@gmail.com>)
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On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:05 PM, venkat <ven.tammineni@gmail.com> wrote:
ALTER TABLE Demotable ALTER COLUMN gid 
        SET DEFAULT nextval('serial'::regclass);


It is saying that ..serial does not exist...is that true ?



Please avoid sending emails to the personal email addresses but use the community mailing lists for that.

For the error you mentioned please follow the steps I mentioned in my last email as you are doing it the wrong way. 

Create a sequence first and then you can assign that sequence to this column. You can not assign SERIAL like this, it has to be a sequence name in there.  

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