Re: [GENERAL] auto number - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [GENERAL] auto number
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Msg-id Pine.GSO.4.02A.10002221404290.14754-100000@Haj.DoCS.UU.SE
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In response to auto number  (Marco Giardini <marco@tecnogi.com>)
List pgsql-general
On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Marco Giardini wrote:

>  how do i set a table with an autonumebr field? I mean a field that it's
> automatically increased by one for each added record.

Use a SERIAL column.

E.g.:

create table x (a text, b serial);
insert into x(a) values ('abc');

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Peter Eisentraut                  Sernanders vaeg 10:115
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