Re: tweak CREATE SEQUENCE grammar - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: tweak CREATE SEQUENCE grammar
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0210012018470.1149-100000@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Re: tweak CREATE SEQUENCE grammar  (Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>)
Responses Re: tweak CREATE SEQUENCE grammar  (Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>)
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Neil Conway writes:

> > [spec defines different syntax to ] set the current value, define
> > "serial" columns
>
> Can you point me to where in the standard these are defined? (I looked
> briefly but couldn't find it.)

The current value is set with ALTER SEQUENCE name RESTART WITH value;
(11.63).  "serial" columns are defined like

    foo int GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY [(sequence options)]

(11.4).

> This passage suggests to me that sequences can contain holes (4.22,
> p.71):

You're right.

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net


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