Re: [GENERAL] select max(oid) - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [GENERAL] select max(oid)
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.10.9910240355150.1284-100000@peter-e.yi.org
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In response to select max(oid)  (soundar rajan <psrajan@yahoo.com>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] select max(oid)
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On Oct 22, soundar rajan mentioned:

> How do I
>
> select max(oid) from table;
>
> I'm able to to
> select max(fieldname) from tablename;
> but not max(oid).

There is no max function for the type oid. (Interestingly, casting it to
an int doesn't work either.) You could try to write your own (see help for
create aggregate). There appear to be < and > operators for the type, so
it shouldn't be too complicated.

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Peter Eisentraut                  Sernanders vaeg 10:115
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